Down in the valley
by Marcin Malek
There is a valley
between the Ballina and Sligo
where birds and humans
are fading with delight
There is a valley
where mist
is composed of the last breaths
of those who dear
to enter its gates
Christ himself
walks along its sharp ridges
to stroke with a wounded hand
heathers fur
and rocks of the glen
Those who have fallen
into its trap
acquired a knowledge
of the dimension of time
A lot like in Newgrange
when the light
meets the nail hole
only for a few gasps
Then – and then only
seven steps is enough
valley will release
every wondering soul
as sundew stray young
But tomorrow – again
between the Ballina and Sligo
people and gulls from the shore
will glow in the eyes of unknown
as self-confident
refugees from the beyond
End of the poem
15 random poems
- Robert Burns: On Chloris: Requesting me to give her a Spring of Blossomed Thorn.
- Ольга Седакова – Музыка
- Шекспир – Про черный день – Сонет 63
- My Winter Rose poem – Alfred Austin
- Boot And Saddle by Robert Browning
- Василий Жуковский – Гаральд
- Нина Воронель – Август
- Вера Павлова – Подарил мне жизнь
- Ольга Ермолаева – Если о плачущих
- Наум Коржавин – О Господи! Как я хочу умереть
- The Portrait — English Translation by Rabindranath Tagore
- Joy of giving by Vinaya Kumar Hanumanthappa
- In The Bus That Is Frantically Rushing From Cairo To Port Said
- Иннокентий Анненский – Еврипид. Ифигения в Авлиде («Ифигения-жертва») (перевод)
- The Cat’s Song by Marge Piercy
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
