Parce Qu'il N'y A Plus Personne Pour Une Conversation. (Translation) . Poem by Michael Walker
Parce Qu'il N'y A Plus Personne Pour Une Conversation. (Translation) .
on est assis avec la musique
qui vient de la tete
dans la salle sonore
des tableaux se forment
des mouches bourdonnent
dans des verres en sedimentation
la soiree est finie
il y avait toujours
ce moment et
l'un specialement sombre
et silencieux
qui viendra
1983
-' Because There is No-One Left to Talk To'. Louis Johnson(1924-1988) .'Selected Poems', edited by Terry Sturm, p.148.
BECAUSE THERE IS NO-ONE LEFT TO TALK TO.
you sit with the music
that comes from the head
in the echoing room
pictures form
flies buzz
in sedimentary glasses
the party is over
there was always
this moment and
the specially dark
and quiet one
that is coming
1983
-Louis Johnson.
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We are sitting with the music. This comes from the head in sound room. The evening is over but the special moment is recorded. This is an interesting poem very nicely written by the poet and translated by your kind self. An excellent sharing is done...10; .
This poem is different in having no capital letters or punctuation-usually called 'open form'. Like Johnson's poem 'The Birthday', there is mystery at the end. What is the 'dark and quiet one/ that is coming? ' Johnson was a true craftsman in that way, clear description or narrative, followed by uncertainty in the future. Thanks for your assessment once again.