THERE WAS A POEM LONG AGO
There was a poem long ago
A poem of youth and hope
Now there are other poems
Poems of age and sorrow.
There was a poem once
Of love – and happiness in love
Now there is a poem of lovelessness
And sadness.
There was a poem once
Of the long and distant open road
Now there is a poem of the dead end.
There was a poem once
That believed in Poetry
Now there is a poem that knows
Even the most beautiful worlds of words
End in dust
There was a poem once – long ago.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Though the feeling of despair seeps through this, that still doesn't detract from the fact that it is a beautifully crafted poem and an inttelligent way of using the narrative.