Poem
Seifu Metaferia
LONGING
But for having nothing to peelI would always be
peeling…
uncovering
life’s little cells
and knots
sorting its peripheral parts
from the core
even that it has substance and form
this too
such intimate knowledge
insights
into the swirl of the living, intricacies of diversity!
© Translation: 2020, Chris Beckett and Alemu Tebeje
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: Carcanet Classics, Manchester, 2020
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: Carcanet Classics, Manchester, 2020
LONGING
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LONGING
But for having nothing to peelI would always be
peeling…
uncovering
life’s little cells
and knots
sorting its peripheral parts
from the core
even that it has substance and form
this too
such intimate knowledge
insights
into the swirl of the living, intricacies of diversity!
© 2020, Chris Beckett and Alemu Tebeje
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: 2020, Carcanet Classics, Manchester
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: 2020, Carcanet Classics, Manchester
LONGING
But for having nothing to peelI would always be
peeling…
uncovering
life’s little cells
and knots
sorting its peripheral parts
from the core
even that it has substance and form
this too
such intimate knowledge
insights
into the swirl of the living, intricacies of diversity!
© 2020, Chris Beckett and Alemu Tebeje
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: 2020, Carcanet Classics, Manchester
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: 2020, Carcanet Classics, Manchester
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