Guido Monte

AHA n.3: gwyrlen (garland)
Sappho, Halewy, Neher, d‘Olivet, Swinburne


1 (phaisi dé pota Lédan uakinthoi
2 pepukádmenon euren oion –
3 et la terre existait tohu wabohu. . .)
4 God : ayyekkâ?’
5 Man : “hinnenî, mais je n‘espère pas
6 dead winds’ and spent waves’ riot”
7 God : ‘sed etiam Nomen meum
8                 intra ossa tua serva,
9           sed etiam Nomen meum
10 intra rahamin frementes tuas serva –
11 y esperad todavia’

[(once Leda was said to find
an egg inside the blue bells –
and the land was left barren. . .)
God ‘where are you?’
Man “here I am, but I don’t hope,
dead winds’ and spent waves’ riot”
God ‘and still keep my Name
inside your bone,
and still keep my Name
inside your stirred up bowels —
hope a little longer ’]