Poem
Luz Mary Giraldo
AMONG THE TREES
I hear lifewoodpecker
I hear it everywhere
hitting hard the bark.
It hits against the wind
it pecks the days of wood.
The millenary bird
hits on the tree of life
and while the leaves fall
the colour of time changes
it drops out like an hourglass
it beats slowly
slower every time
slower
slow.
I hear the bark sound again:
another bird begins its journey
and the day begins
like the night
among the trees.
© Translation: 2008, Nicolás Suescún
ENTRE LOS ÁRBOLES
ENTRE LOS ÁRBOLES
Oigo la vidapájaro carpintero
la oigo en todas partes
dándole fuerte a la corteza.
Golpea contra el viento
pica los días de madera.
Pájaro milenario
golpea en el árbol de la vida
y mientras las hojas caen
cambia el color del tiempo
se agota como reloj de arena
marca muy lento
más lento cada vez
más lento
lento.
Oigo sonar de nuevo la corteza:
otro pájaro inicia la jornada
y el día comienza
como la noche
entre los árboles.
© 2008, Luz Mary Giraldo
From: Sonidos en la luz
Publisher: Unpublished,
From: Sonidos en la luz
Publisher: Unpublished,
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AMONG THE TREES
I hear lifewoodpecker
I hear it everywhere
hitting hard the bark.
It hits against the wind
it pecks the days of wood.
The millenary bird
hits on the tree of life
and while the leaves fall
the colour of time changes
it drops out like an hourglass
it beats slowly
slower every time
slower
slow.
I hear the bark sound again:
another bird begins its journey
and the day begins
like the night
among the trees.
© 2008, Nicolás Suescún
From: Sonidos en la luz
From: Sonidos en la luz
AMONG THE TREES
I hear lifewoodpecker
I hear it everywhere
hitting hard the bark.
It hits against the wind
it pecks the days of wood.
The millenary bird
hits on the tree of life
and while the leaves fall
the colour of time changes
it drops out like an hourglass
it beats slowly
slower every time
slower
slow.
I hear the bark sound again:
another bird begins its journey
and the day begins
like the night
among the trees.
© 2008, Nicolás Suescún
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