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2islander2
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since 2008-03-12

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by the sea

0 posted 2011-09-06 07:04 AM

Ah that it is light the weight of the known things
that of the blue house of the opened branch,
that of the roof which spreads the hands of the sky
of the chair where we rest the back and the behind,

That it is light the beer which we drink
and the glass never filled with warm tears
the sun so distant which annoys nobody
and the religious stone where we know how to talk,

Ah that it is light the weight of things
and that it is heavy the weight of the alive
the demanding tenderness of the abandoned people
and the hearts which sail northward,

Ah that it is heavy the silence of the alive
the flesh and the blood which explain nothing
in the wrecks and the hypocritical partitions,
this weight which jumps from a soul to the other one,

And which crosses beds and dinners of honey
which comes at night to wake sleep of angels
or to give swordthrusts in purpple lilacs
ah that it is heavy the weight of the unknown beings.

[This message has been edited by 2islander2 (09-06-2011 10:38 AM).]

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

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Eternity

1 posted 2011-09-06 11:32 AM

I must catch my breath after reading your inspired work, dear Yann. Great themes treated with enormous poetic skill and wisdom.

So much food for thought, between the lightness and the heaviness of being.

Impressive write.

Love,
Margherita

2islander2
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since 2008-03-12

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by the sea

2 posted 2011-09-06 12:54 PM

thanks margherita for the luminous and warm comment, I bow to you, the peom was written in french first and i want to give the french version for you and diana :

Ah qu’il est léger le poids des choses connues
celui de la maison bleue de la branche ouverte,
celui du toit qui écarte les mains du ciel
de la chaise où l’on berce son dos et ses fesses,

qu’elle est légère la mousse que l’on boit
et le verre jamais rempli de larmes chaudes
le soleil si lointain qui n’embête personne
et la pierre religieuse où l’on sait se parler,

Ah qu’il est léger le poids des choses
et qu’il est lourd le poids des vivants
la tendresse exigeante des enfants seuls
et le cœur qui appareille vers le Nord,

ah qu’il est lourd le silence des vivants
la chair et le sang qui s’expliquent ailleurs
dans les naufrages et les cloisons hypocrites,
ce poids qui saute d’une âme à l’autre,

et qui traverse les lits et les dîners de miel
qui vient la nuit réveiller le sommeil des anges
ou donner des coups d’épée dans les lilas
ah qu’il est lourd le poids des êtres inconnus.

OwlSA
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since 2005-11-07

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Durban, South Africa

3 posted 2011-09-06 02:43 PM

Yann, bien que le poème en anglais est très beau, je comprends toujours plus, le coeur de tes poèmes en français. Celui-ci est aussi profound comme il est beau et j’aime tellement les poèmes qui me font penser et tes pensées sont toujours très intéressantes.

Owl

JamesMichael
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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

4 posted 2011-09-06 07:23 PM

Enjoyed...James

2islander2
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Posts 6825
by the sea

5 posted 2011-09-06 09:18 PM

merci beaucoup diana pour ton chaleureux commentaire, c'est vrai la langue française est ma langue maternelle et je suis sûr que la source de certaines images ou émotions poétiques disparait lors du passage en anglais, merci pour ton commentaire en français.

yann

2islander2
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since 2008-03-12

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by the sea

6 posted 2011-09-06 09:19 PM

thanks a lot James for reading and commenting

yann

Margherita
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Eternity

7 posted 2011-09-07 04:50 AM

The French version is almost painfully beautiful, dear Yann.

Ton talent est vraiment incroyable, tu possède un don spécial! Il y a de la magie et de la sagesse dans tes mots. C'est comme un rêve qui se déroule entre le début et la fin de la vie. Un rêve en couleurs ou blanc et noir, selon le cas ...

M

JL
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Texas, USA

8 posted 2011-09-07 04:46 PM

"That it is light the beer which we drink
and the glass never filled with warm tears
the sun so distant which annoys nobody
and the religious stone where we know how to talk,"

Great write!
I can relate to this verse, well in memory that is.

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

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