Saturday, June 7, 2008

FRISK LUFT (To cousin Mary Forsström Sjöö)



Blessed spirits dance quietly

With patient anticipation.

When did I wait so actively,

Cleansing the air with breezy hope,

Shining through shade from field to slope

Disciplined emancipation?


If I had their breath, I would sing.

Mosses would spring near mica paths.

Golden ore would come spilling down

From Burberg to Mary’s home

While she dreamed. Sighs would be healthy,

Yawning to raise a cathedral

In the highest soprano’s mind.


(Ljustorp, Sweden, Summer 2003)

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