Ols - O Niej

"About Her"

How slowly and calmly
Our bodies fall
Into the depths of the earth

It's already late
The day is fading
Behind you like a braid of stars
The path you walked

Through the blue strands
Moons on the sand
A full circle in the crown of elder trees
The fires of the sky were falling
Into the depths of dilated pupils
Ragged breathing of heated meadows
A night without breath

Black churches of alders rang with the bitter twilight
The voice carried high up to the towers of your wings
The sunset blurred the traces of light
The fog devoured your eyes
My mouth full of night from your mouth

The initial in the sky like too big a word
The Big Dipper right above my head
Through the tangle of the constellations the year rolled along the Milky Way
Bowing the heavy wheat ears of our heads

The earth darkened for us down to the world's roots
Time was sleeping curled up at your feet
In the lips of the sky a wisp of shadow
A cold touch of lonely stars
Your mouth full of night from my mouth