Monday, 19 April 2021

Kjell Espmark: 'Majnatten ljusnar'

 

The May night lightens. The moon hangs in the apple tree.

Up to the low wall withered

wild tulips make a yellow essay.

The damp grass refracts the light

in stabs of red, violet and green,

with dark footprints that have come to a halt –

the blackbird seems to have discovered Mozart.

We stand translucent, struck dumb.

The seasoned stones of the wall

and the old red side-building

are an open hand for the moment.



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