I could not say that this
Is the end of everything
Could I?
That this moment was the pivot
Upon which the world turned
And I, from it thrown outward
Forever
To alien and unconquerable worlds beyond
Cold in the steady brilliance of stars I have forgotten
Yet for it I loved you more
That in my tentative perplexed guessing
I found a stone wall, and no answers
As though you were steeling yourself with me
To be stalwart in disaster and mute in crisis
Defining limits that gave no hope
But within whose confinement
We must still be
And ache with awareness
Nor to lay on each other any push
To arrange, disperse, comfort or seek
Any way out
Two souls together who will never in any despair
Of mind
Lie quiet again on the green hillside
And turn with the sun
Hope never so freely given me as you gave it
Now the firm shut door
The plaintive reply-this way is closed'
Go elsewhere
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Nice piece Isabelle, enjoyed reading it, Thank you for sharing