To claim the unfathomable in exchange for a varnish

To claim the unfathomable in exchange for a varnish

(Poem written as an occitan sonnet in French and in Alexandrin form. See original here)

23 May 2016

Courtesy Karol Bak on pinterest.com

 

The heart often lives in places to discover

Clammy pale and silence are its favorite places

Between windmills and struggles to open up

Unreal recovery for bitter sour hearts

 

I chant a pleasant vow that makes my heart smile

That end of ambivalence is finally emboldened

Alas along the way it only seems to laugh

Sadly in lieu of balance offers diminished hope

 

No heart can offer an infinite place

Starry kingdoms for a bit of hard ground

A lasting taste for a zest of denial

 

So here we are now summoned by one that ensures

To claim the unfathomable in exchange for a varnish

Reasonable fragmented where excess resides

 

Reading of the poem: 

Talking one language – Vargo