The below translation is from a debut collection of poetry by the Danish writer Keld Vorup Sørensen. The collection, Glemslens Territorier, appeared in 2020, published by mellemgaard.
TRO OG TVIVL
Troen
er en skrøbelig sejlbåd
midt på tvivlens endeløse hav
Selv har jeg aldrig haft modet
til at stige ombord
I stedet foretrækker jeg
blot at gå på vandet
Det forekommer mig
langt mindre usikkert
FAITH AND DOUBT
Faith
is a frail sailing boat
out on doubt’s endless ocean
I’ve never myself had the courage
to clamber on board
Instead I prefer
just to walk on the water
This seems to me to be
far less uncertain
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