Sunday, June 10, 2012

Returning It to the Universe!

I recently noticed that my loves in Richmond are writing poetry; and sharing it! This is a good idea. So by way of returning to the universe that which I take from it, here is some poetry. It's my first attempt to write in Kyrgyz, which is a wonderful language for poetry because of a little thing called "vowel harmony". It is about absence, presence, and apple trees. It is also a song, which I will post once I record it.

 

Алма бакта

Алма бакты элестетем
Алма бакта.
Алма бакты элестетем
Алма бакта.

Эсимде элестетем
Алма бакты.
Эсимде элестетем
Алма бакты.

туулган жерди элестетем
Алма бакта.
туулган жерди элестетем
Алма бакта.

сүйүүм элестетем
Алма бакта.
сүйүүм элестетем
Алма бакта.

Алма бакты элестетем
Алма бакта.
Эсимде элестетем
Алма бакты.
туулган жерди элестетем
Алма бакта.
сүйүүм элестетем
Алма бакта.
Алма бакты элестетем
Алма бакта.

In the Apple Orchard

I imagine the apple orchard
In the apple orchard.


In my mind I imagine
The apple orchard.


I imagine my birthplace
In the apple orchard.


I imagine my love
In the apple orchard.


I imagine the apple orchard
In the apple orchard.
In my mind I imagine
The apple orchard.
I imagine my birthplace
In the apple orchard.
I imagine my love
In the apple orchard.
I imagine the apple orchard
In the apple orchard.

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