Poem of the Week, week 41: Claes Gill "Youth in Full Flight"

YOUTH IN FULL FLIGHT

Youth in full flight!
A hind
chased by a pack of
baying hounds.

The great Huntsman
at his post
with cool composure
inspects his hands

Claes Gill (1910-1973)

Translated by John Irons.

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