Levon Shant (1869-1951) was an Armenian poet, playwright, and novelist. This is my translation of “Storm” from Armenian to English.

Storm

And outside, an opaque darkness:
the obliteration of light.
I stand facing my window,
silent and lonely.

And suddenly, the wind
sounds like a pack of wolves
howling fiercely to my face.
It howls, and then it fades.

And the rain’s many fingers
on my window pane,
they play one of the wild songs
composed by the chaos in me.