Down in the valley
by Marcin Malek
There is a valley
between the Ballina and Sligo
where birds and humans
are fading with delight
There is a valley
where mist
is composed of the last breaths
of those who dear
to enter its gates
Christ himself
walks along its sharp ridges
to stroke with a wounded hand
heathers fur
and rocks of the glen
Those who have fallen
into its trap
acquired a knowledge
of the dimension of time
A lot like in Newgrange
when the light
meets the nail hole
only for a few gasps
Then – and then only
seven steps is enough
valley will release
every wondering soul
as sundew stray young
But tomorrow – again
between the Ballina and Sligo
people and gulls from the shore
will glow in the eyes of unknown
as self-confident
refugees from the beyond
End of the poem
15 random poems
- English Poetry. Thomas Moore. From “Irish Melodies”. 22. Let Erin Remember the Days of Old. Томас Мур.
- Of the Visage of Things. by Walt Whitman
- A Song In Storm by Rudyard Kipling
- Madeira From The Sea by Sara Teasdale
- On Pedigree. From Epicharmus by William Cowper
- Николай Глазков – Эрмитаж
- Jerusalem Delivered – Book 06 – part 03 by Torquato Tasso
- To a Beloved Child by Patrick Pearse
- Алексей Плещеев – Есть дни, ни злоба, ни любовь
- In Midnight Sleep. by Walt Whitman
- Ode. Written On The Blank Page Before Beaumont And Fletcher’s Tragi-Comedy ‘The Fair Maid Of The In poem – John Keats poems
- English Poetry. Madison Julius Cawein. Home. Мэдисон Джулиус Кавейн.
- The Cap And Bells by William Butler Yeats
- Olney Hymn 57: The New Convert by William Cowper
- M. Degas Teaches Art & Science At Durfee Intermediate School–Detroit, 1942 by Philip Levine
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Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
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