Vera Pavlova
Sun
How, when the sun first rose,
how frightened everything was.
The grass burned blue, the shadows
lay down, far from where they chose.
Whole armies of angels
demon hordes arose, took flight
in fiery whirlwinds
whirring left to right.
Now trees are blind as moles
now shrubs and grasses close their eyes
that once had razor vision and were wise.
How empty-eyed the rivers are and hills.
Now you and I we train our best
field-glasses where the sun sets, on the West.
how frightened everything was.
The grass burned blue, the shadows
lay down, far from where they chose.
Whole armies of angels
demon hordes arose, took flight
in fiery whirlwinds
whirring left to right.
Now trees are blind as moles
now shrubs and grasses close their eyes
that once had razor vision and were wise.
How empty-eyed the rivers are and hills.
Now you and I we train our best
field-glasses where the sun sets, on the West.
Translated by Maura DooleyTerence Dooley
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