Världspoesidagen

Jag bidrar med en dikt av den ostpreussiske poeten Johannes Bobrowski 1917-1965 (i engelsk översättning).

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One Day

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One day we shall have

both hands full of light-

the strophes of night, the moving

waters meeting the banks

again, the rough eyeless

sleep of the beasts in the reeds

after the embrace- then

we shall stand against the slope,

outside, against the white

sky which comes cold

over the hill, the cascade of radiance,

and is frozen, ice,

as if fallen from stars.

I want to rest for that

little while upon your brow,

forgetful, letting

my blood wander silent

through your heart.

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Från "Word for Word"- selected translations from german poets av Ruth & Matthew Mead