Ah Non. (Translation) . Poem by Michael Walker

Ah Non. (Translation) .

Si tu te promenes assez loin
tu l'atteindras
et quand tu y arriveras
on te donnera un siege a t'asseoir

pour toi seul, dans une chaise agreable,
et tous tes amis seront la
des sourires aux visages
et ils auront tous de meme des sieges.

- 'Oh No.' Robert Creeley.1959.

Ah Non. (Translation) .
This is a translation of the poem Oh No ! by Robert Creeley
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: happiness
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
To me, this is a lyric written in the language of tenderness, quite different to the diction of'I Know a Man'. I picture a reunion with the friends of our lifetime, that could happen one day.
Robert Creeley read this poem in Auckland on his reading tour back in 1976. It was one I remembered.Creeley also gave lectures and poetry readings in: Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, at their universities.
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