FEITHEAMH

WAITING

Like drought, for rain;
Like a famished one, for a morsel of food;
Like one drowning, for a rescuer;
Like one dying, for rebirth . . .
I am waiting for you.

FEITHEAMH

Triomach ag feitheamh le báisteach;
Ocrachán, le ruainne bia;
Duine á bhá, le fear a tharrthála;
duine ag fail bháis, leis an athbhreith:
mé ag feitheamh leat

H. S. SHIVA PRAKASH, INDIA

English translation in cooperation with the author by Stanley H. Barkan

From: “Like Earth to Stars”, (Poems 2008–2014)