torsdag 16 oktober 2014

En dikt av Robert Bly: Keeping our small boat afloat

 
So many blessings have been given to us
During the first distribution of light, that we are
Admired in a thousand galaxies for our grief. 

Don't expect us to appreciate creation or to
Avoid mistakes. Each of us is a latecomer
To the earth, picking up wood for the fire. 

Every night another beam of light slips out
From the oyster's closed eye. So don't give up hope
that the door of mercy may still be open. 

Seth and Shem, tell me, are you still grieving
Over the spark of light that descended with no
Defender near into the Egypt of Mary's womb? 

It's hard to grasp how much generosity
Is involved in letting us go on breathing,
When we contribute nothing valuable but our grief. 

Each of us deserves to be forgiven, if only for
Our persistence in keeping our small boat afloat
When so many have gone down in the storm.

  
~ Robert Bly
from Talking into the Ear of a Donkey



För Tobias lägger jag ut dikten av Robert Bly (med tack till Per H.) Dagarna är tunga, mörka och svåra. Det är en hel vecka till begravningen men vi försöker hålla den generösa, glada och hjälpsamma Tobias vid liv i tankar, samtal och bilder. Imorgon finns dödsannonsen i Kristianstadsbladet, och på nätet ska den också publiceras på Familjesidan.se

Tobbe med Simon i Wolverhampton