the art of swimming
pa never
learned to swim
once a
year
he stood
in grey woollen trunks
off the
shore
with
swan-wing shoulders
his
unaccustomed flesh
blinking
at the light
i’m unable
to swim
pa
confessed
but able
to believe
i can
it’s a
knack i have
lucky pa
swimming
in eternity
To see the whole cycle in English and Dutch (translation Eva Gerlach), go to here.
To see the whole cycle in English and Danish (my translation), go
to here.
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