eva dahlgren

[cimorene]

live like that
eva dahlgren

i seek for the words
to touch a heart
but black lines
on white paper become so black,
beloved, in ink's
grayness,
fall silently
because the heart itself needs
lips' nearness

i seek for the speech
to wander your forests
your nights
will bear the fruit of my days,
rich in solace,
the words will be breathed
into your thoughts
but to live
the thought needs
your dreams

like stars in the heaven
for no one's sake
puncture the night
live like the wild wind
for the sake of the game
over the wide water

like a flower seeks the light
like the poet seeks
live like that
live like that
like a meadow in robes of summer
you are like that meadow's gentleness
live like that

i seek the words
that would remember my kisses
they must taste
just as warm, just as soft,
whispered
in the night, beloved,
and pale slowly
i seek the words
to forever
bear my truth

lev så (original lyrics)