After a death by Tomas Tranströmer, Nobel Prize 2011 in LIterature
translated by Robert Bly
Once there was a shock
that left behind a long, shimmering comet tail.
It keeps us inside. It makes the TV pictures snowy.
It settles in cold drops on the telephone wires.
One can still go slowly on skis in the winter sun
through brush where a few leaves hang on.
They resemble pages torn from old telephone directories.
Names swallowed by the cold.
It is still beautiful to hear the heart beat
but often the shadow seems more real than the body.
The samurai looks insignificant
beside his armor of black dragon scales.
speech by Lacadalet NGO
www.lacadalet.cz
music by Greendjohn: Linear system (Art of nation)
licensed by Jamendo.org
@HerAeolianHarp he is very great poet. I'm glad not to be alone with my opinion ;)
MultiCrazydaisy 4 months ago
Thank you for sharing this. I'm very glad he won.
HerAeolianHarp 4 months ago