KALENDERBLAD
Sein, låg desembersol
raud gjennom frostskodde.
Bjørker spiler svarte greiner,
glir, lenger bort, saman
til lundar i den mjuke dis.
Tynn snøskorpe krasar,
perlemorsskiftande i grønt blått.
Lett å gå,
lett å puste,
lett å bere hjartet som ei skål
open mot det raudgylne lys,
lett å bøye seg
lydig samtykkande
under årets vise lov.
CALENDAR LEAF
Late, low December sun
red through frosty haze.
Birches extend black branches,
glide, farther off, together
and form groves in the soft mist.
A thin crust of snow crunches,
shimmering mother-of-pearl green and blue.
It is easy to walk,
it is easy to breathe,
and easy to carry one’s heart as a bowl
open to the reddish-golden light
easy to bow down
in submissive acquiescence
under the year’s wise law.
"Kalenderblad" = "calendar page", "date", or sometimes "leaf" (referring to a single day's entry on a calendar, often with a saying).
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