Dedication

Before you to appear…,
I was counting between clouds and beams
Infinite moments of loneliness
Long polar nights…

Before you to appear…,
I was wiping away bitter drops of rain
That were following continuously
From a lonesome serenity of my eyes.

Before you to appear…
My arms were coiling
Around a cold trunk
Swallowed by a dumb loneliness.

Exactly before you to appear…
I was lost within the space of an infinite…
The sky was draining and under it was rust
And my arms were frozen…

No feeling in me, round about was nothing
It wasn’t day anymore, only darkness
Wasn’t warmth anymore, only frost and…
I was hollow…
But I was thirsty…also hungry…and so empty!

You’ve showed up and…
The dawn has appeared;
Was getting morning slowly, slowly
The dew drop has soaked my lips;
You’ve wiped the rust and I’ve seen light;
You’ve caressed my arms, sun was visible in red
I was melting…

Translated from Romanian to English by Roxi (poem from a teacher – 1997)

roxi.salatiuan@gmail.com

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