Mother
He fell from her knees like a ball of yarn.
He unwound in a hurry and ran blindly away.
She held the beginning of life. She would wind it
on her finger like a ring, she wanted to preserve him.
He was rolling down steep slopes, sometimes
he was climbing up. He would come back tangled, and
be silent.
Never will he return to the sweet throne of her knees.
The stretched-out hands are alight in the darkness
like an old town.
(Translated by John and Bogdana Carpenter)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.