I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,in secret, between the shadow and the soul. I love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers; thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance, risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way than this: where I does not exist, nor you, so close that your hand on my chest is my hand, so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.
hannah's web
hannah's web
星 - Derek Walcott
This entry was posted on 10/5/2006 3:13 PM and is filed under Poem Translation.
11/16/2010 7:33 AMReasearch on raccoons wrote:
It's real time intensive so there's not much time for goofing around, but we are really close and we have a good time with each other. It's a great group. Reply to this