2023-10-23
Poem of the Week, week 43: Rauni Magga Lukkari "Fall Freezes by the Thicket"
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FALL FREEZES BY THE THICKET
Fall freezes by the thicket
the moon lolls on the heavenly floor
stars throb
to greet
and soothe
forsaken souls
Translated by Kaija Anttonen in The Time of the Lustful Mother, Árbeeadni, Morslodd, Davvi Girji OS, Kárášjohka, 1999, p. 15.
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