The Snow Poem by Dritëro Agolli

The Snow



I remember the words that my grandfather spoke,
When we went for a walk in the white, silent snow:
The snow stays so quiet while icy and living,
It only speaks out in its ultimate woe.

(1980)

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Translated from the Albanian by Robert Elsie
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Colleen Courtney 16 May 2014

So beautiful. Reminds me of when my daughter was young and we would go for walks in the middle of the night when snowing. Even as a child she found the beauty in the quiet and stillness with just the every once in a while creak of tree branches. Thanks for for bringing to mind a treasured memory. Wonderful write!

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