Anne Kellas #4 responding to a line “The snow is forsaken by its whiteness”
in Cui Yuwei’s poem #7 – A Chinese Poem in the English Translation: 'A Shovel', written by Ma Fei
at
https://conversationinpoetry.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/cui-yuwei-7-chinese-poem-in-english.html
Before the snow
is forsaken by its whiteness:
breath.
Something
without a soul
touches air, touches metal.
Before the snow is forsaken by its whiteness:
birdwing turned to metal
clatters
I cannot breathe
in my snow-casing.
or see the metal birds fly before the snow.
Forsaken by its whiteness
a trail of footprints
leads both forward and back.
Time is stuck at two o’clock.
Snow on a metal shovel.
A sunless space opens up between us.
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Dominique Hecq #9 - … de la béance dans le ciel / … of the hole in the sky
… de la béance dans le ciel
voici l’histoire
j’étais l’enfant
de l’exil
poursuivant une chimère
voici l’histoire
le miroir se brisa
et j’ai sauté au travers
pour retrouver un visage
voici l’histoire
dans le chantoir des étoiles
j’ai entendu
l’appel du loup-garou
voici l’histoire
un corbeau blanc
s’est envolé de ma main
pour décrocher la lune
voici l’histoire
de la béance dans le ciel
u n e p l u i e d e m o t s
e s t t o m b é e e s t t o
m b é e e s t o m b é e e
s t t o m b é e e s t t o m
b é e t o m b é e t o m b
é e t o m b é e t o m b e
t o m b e t o m b e t o m
b e t o m b e t o m b e t
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
… of the hole in the sky
here is the story
i was the child
of exile
pursuing a chimera
here is the story
the mirror shattered
and i jumped through it
to retrieve a face
here is the story
in the songspace of the stars
i heard
the call of the werewolf
here is the story
a white raven
flew off my hand
to fetch the moon
here is the story
of the hole in the sky
f r o m w h i c h w o r d s
r a i n e d d o w n r a i n e
d d o w n r a i n e d d o w
n r a i n d o w n r a i n d
o w n r a i n d o w n a r e
r a i n i ng d o w n a r e r
a i n i n g d o w n d o w n
d o w n d o w n d o w n
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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