CALDURA WARMTH
Flavia Cosma tr. the poet with Matt Loftin


Intotdeauna mă aflu la cald
In poalele brazilor, verzi, înfoiate;
Chiar şi atunci când iarna, cu degetele lungi,
Coboară din nori cu tărie,
Lacrima Sfântului Anton
Plânge neîntrerupt pe feţe stoarse,
Şi lumea se curemură
................................din temelie.

Departe de frică mă ghemuiesc, adorm,
In cuiburi de brad frumos parfumate,
Umbrele moi cu grijă mă-nvelesc
In caldul de mamă,
In caldul de frate,
In cald aburit
De iubit.


I find myself always warm
In the laps of pine trees, ruffled, green,
Even when winter with its elongated fingers,
Descends forcefully from the clouds,
The tears of Saint Anthony
Weep unbroken on the drained faces,
And the world trembles
....................................from its foundation.

Away from fear I roll and fall asleep
In nests of pine trees, sweetly scented,
Soft shadows enwrap me with much care
In the warmth of a mother,
In a warmth of a brother,
In the misty warmth
Of a lover.

Copyright © Flavia Cosma 2007


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