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Gustafsson, Lars: The Wind Turns the Pages (Vinden Slår i Böckerna in English)

Portre of Gustafsson, Lars

Vinden Slår i Böckerna (Swedish)

Sensommar, årstid
som passar min ålder.
Och de långsamma,
man kunde nästan säga,
de tålmodiga, vågorna
går endast tveksamt in
och gömmer sig
i de små mörka hålorna
under strandens stenar.
Det är bäst
att bara ösa båtarna
när de verkligen behövs.
En enkel visdom, detta.
 
Och inte olik detta;
Att läsa framtiden
den ofärdiga texten,
bara när det verkligen behövs.



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The Wind Turns the Pages (English)

Late summer, the time of year
that suits my age.
And the slow,
one might almost say,
the patient, waves     
only go in with hesitation
and hide
in the small dark cavities
under the stones of the shores.
It is best
to bail out our boats
only when it is really necessary.
A simple wisdom, this.
 
And not unlike this one:
To read the future,
the unfinished text,
only when it is really necessary.



Uploaded byP. T.
Source of the quotationhttp://www.turntablebluelight.com

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