| CHWILA | A MOMENT |
| Eva Lipska - (Polish) | trans. Barbara Bogoczek & Tony Howard |
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Ta wiewiórka puszysta ma mi nagle co Ten motyl usiad nie ze zwyk Oko ptaka patrzy na mnie czyim Ostrzega mnie krzyk drozda przed zabiciem czasu. Sk które pada z ust sowy? Grymas zm zza zbyt ludzkich krat. Psia wolno jak ca To wycie wilka. Samobójstwo Pewnie kto Ta chwila zdarza mi si i t o ch |
That fluffy squirrel suddenly has something human to tell me. That butterfly has settled next to me not by mere chance. A bird looks at me with an eye I know. The thrush's cry warns me against killing time. How do I know that silence dropping from the owl's mouth? The grimace of a tired lioness from behind too?human bars. The dog's freedom of whole nations how trustingly it looks into my eyes. That wolf's howl. The moth's suicide. A friend must be calling for my help. That moment clutches me suddenly and pounds my heart against cool air. |
Copyright © Ewa Lipska 2002; Trans. Copyright © Tony Howard & Barbara Bogoczek 2002 - publ. Arc Publications