Just as when looking into the sun
I am dazzled by pure light,
which is invisible,
and I only see what is lit
by the paler reflections of its rays;
or when my mind,
refusing to hear a perfect silence,
creates its own thundering echo of that silence,
so that I may more nearly understand
the incomprehensible;
your absence also is absolute, and leaves
a void in me I cannot come to terms with
until it is filled by a memory.
your presence and absence are one and the same, incomprehensible, immeasurable...somehow this poem reminded me of my favorite song.. 'how deep is the ocean (how high is the sky) '
These lines are lovely! Very strong and meaningful, and yet also very tender.10+ from me, Paul!
‘…Absence is the greatest presence thro’ ‘memory molecules’..’ Nice anticlimaxes Sir.. Ten ++ niv
Absence, as viewed from the remarkable angle of an accomplished poet's eye. The closing three lines are simply stunning. S :)
Light invisible... but dazzling... Silence... pounding.... She... remembered... I would have never put these thoughts together. It's really stunning. Mike
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Man, this poem rocks.. itx really touching... i love it =] love, Emo