# 354       Earth’s
lament. 
Imagine being the rain. The long thunder that announced you.
Imagine now lying in a creek bed far below any road you know
at the bottom of a steep ravine. Imagine each root
each stem each leaf you’ve been watering. 
Imagine the rainbow you welcome more than once.
Imagine the foggy you that you were from time to time 
as if seeing the depth the height the width of
some soul. Imagine being the rain. Imagine this 
eroded path you can call a life. Then 
imagine my eyes. Then see my grief.
My sorrow. The long spasms of my shaken 
body. Look at this landscape. Feel its pulse.
And watch my sleep because it’s night. 
Complainte de la Terre.
Imagine que tu sois la pluie. Le long
tonnerre qui t’avais annoncé.
Imagine maintenant que tu es allongé
dans le lit d’un ruisseau 
bien plus bas que n’importe quelle
route que tu connais au fond d’un ravin profond.
Imagine chaque racine    tige  
 feuille que tu as arrosées.
Imagine l’arc-en-ciel que plus d’une fois tu as accueilli.
Imagine l’être brumeux que tu étais
de temps en temps
comme si tu voyais la profondeur   la hauteur  
la largeur  
d’une âme. Imagine que tu sois la
pluie. Imagine
ce sentier érodé qu’on nomme vie.
Puis
imagine mes yeux. Ensuite vois mon
deuil.
Mon chagrin. Les longs spasmes qui
secouent
mon corps. Regarde ce paysage.
Ressens sa pulsation. 
Et surveille mon sommeil car c’est la
nuit. 
 
A real beauty Béatrice
ReplyDeleteand we just yesterday had bush fires in my region and now rain...your poem was well timed.
So lovely in every way, and so musical.
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ReplyDeleteImagine que tu sois la pluie. Le long tonnerre qui t’avais annoncé.
Very powerful!!!
I hear Jim Morrison -- 'what have they done to our fair sister?'
Thank you all! Nice to know you enjoyed it!
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ReplyDeleteyep, fabulous!
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