the apple tree

[Nick V.]

Όνομα Συγγραφέα: Nick V.
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the apple tree

it was still night
when you woke up
you got dressed
and to the edge
of the city
you walked
what where you
thinking?

five to dawn
freezing
to death
he even hadn't
opened his shop yet
what was it
that you wanted?

later on
still sleepy
and with
his wit
ever ready
at hand
he told you

all glasses
are filled
in blue
when time
shines
in the dust

you looked
at him
for so long
right in the eye
till you forgot
what you were
doing there
in the cold
dressed
in your best
fully-blossomed
dress

it's life
that they taste
with their
dried
transparent
lips
you finally
said

empty-handed
you went back
home
it hadn't shone
for so long
you got drunk
until you
shrank
to dirt

you fell asleep
and slept
like you've never
slept before
in your dream
you saw
that you
grew back
anew
and
gave
birth
to
apples

 

[Ἀπόστολος Βρανᾶς]

Ὁμολογῶ ὅτι εἶναι γιὰ περισσότερες ἀπὸ μία ἀναγνώσεις!
Ὡς καθηγητὴς/μεταφραστής Ἀγγλικῶν, κρίνω ὅτι τὸ γλωσσικό του ἐπίπεδο εἶναι πολὺ καλό - μ'ἄρεσαν ἰδιαιτέρως τὸ 'anew' καὶ ἡ χρήση τῶν εκφράσεων 'five to dawn' καὶ 'fully blossomed dress'!

Jolly good, my boy!