I really enjoyed the last translation exercise and I want to keep improving.
So I thought about Beaudelaire's first poem. Here's the first step in translation?
tawa jan lukin
Sake Potelake
nasa en pakala en ike en awen
li lon kon mi li pali e sijelo mi.
mi pana e moku tawa toki mi pi pali ante pi pona
jan wile mani li pana e moku tawa pipi sama mi.
ike mi li awen. toki mi pi pali ante li pilin wawa ala.
jan li pana e mani mute tawa mi tan ni: mi toki e lon.
mi tawa kepeken pilin pona insa nasin pi ma telo.
mi toki e ni: telo oko mi li telo e pali ike mi.