Friday 18 July 2008

A Translation As Promised

I wrote an introduction to what I wanted to say - then crossed it out. Yet, still I wish
that before the darkness closes over me
the last that is seen of me is a clutched fist among the waterlilies
and the last that is heard is a word
of bubbles from the deep.
Gunnar Ekelöf - Among Waterlilies

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3 comments:

Renata OlivieR said...

Hi!
I saw your blog by chance and decided to leave a message :)
Nice pictures by the way!!

Marcus Sedgwick said...

Thanks Renata :)

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