When words become unclear, I shall focus on photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence." -Ansel Adams
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YOUR WORDS TRAVEL
snow covers the valley,
your hut,
your mended begging bowl.
now you are more alone.
what music do you listen to
without the summer birds song ?
snow falling on snow,
I would say...
your best neighbours,
the clouds,
are angry and brooding tonight.
your words
travel through
time
to me...
in this late november evening,
i wonder about
the forest that surrounds you,
how only those
who are lost
can find you,
how you never want to leave...
you are so free - so free
tonight
you probably listen to the
sounds of rain falling,
as you read ancient words of wisdom
and i
watching
the snow blowing wildly,
read yours,
centuries later,
under the same moon,
longing to be free...
------- Author's Notes -------
inspired by :
Ryokan
TES MOTS VOYAGENT
la neige recouvre la vallée
ton abri au fond des bois
ton chapeau de mendiant, rapiécé.
te voilà plus seul qu’en de plus belles saisons
quelle musique écoutes-tu, écoute-t-on
quand les oiseaux de l’été ne chantent plus?
la neige qui tombe sur la neige
probablement...
les nuages,
tes voisins du ciel, peut-être tes amis.
se courroucent et s'amoncellent.
dans la nuit.
tes mots.
voyagent et voyagent,
à travers les âges
jusqu’à moi…
il fait noir,novembre tire à sa fin.
je songe...
il n’y a que les voyageurs
égarés
dans la forêt qui t’entoure et te ceint
qui peuvent te trouver
tu ne veux pas la quitter. jamais...
tu es si libre – si libre
ce soir,
probablement tu écoutes
le son de la pluie goutte à goutte
en même temps que sur une page
tes yeux déchiffrent les mots anciens de la sagesse.
et moi,
des siècles plus tard,
sous le même halo de lune,
je surveille le blizzard,
le vent qui m’étouffe et m’étreint,
je lis tes mots à toi,
je veux être libre...
---Note de l’auteur---
poème inspiré par Ryokan.
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