Looking For the Traces of Vanished Light

He searches in the shady sides,
traces of vanished light,
a drift of the felt,
all of nuances and transitions.

Perhaps is it too early;
cold dawn maintains suspended
the pulsation of the heart,
spreading the ashes,
incomprehension of lack,
in the slow progress of space.
He flees,
beyond his control,

While he awaits any tiny sign,
any appeal, the fleeting illusion
a mirage that disappears
as we advance.

That sounds like an unfinished sculpture,
where only a few volumes are emerging,
some features, which extend in its materiality,
closed on itself.

Nothing is acquired:
he doubts even
of its own consistency,
not arriving to identify himself,
if she is not there.
This is perhaps a desire for eternity,
that compresses the time,
and reflects the symbiosis of the soul.

So when he pronounces her name,
he stumbles on stones,
comes up against the wall of silence,
as emptied of its own being;

The shadow spreads,
light sinking in it,
losing his marks
Intoxicated with tear absence .


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(and  the original version, in french) , below...

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Il cherche  dans les côtés ombreux, 
les traces de lumière évanouie, 
une dérive  du sentir, 
toute en nuances  et transitions .

Peut-être est-ce  encore  trop tôt ;  
l'aube froide  maintient suspendue 
la pulsation du cœur, 
répand les cendres,
l'incompréhension du manque  ,
dans la lente progression de l'espace .
Il fuit, 
échappant à son contrôle , 

Alors qu'il guette le moindre signe,
le moindre appel, la fugace illusion 
d'un mirage  qui se dissipe
à mesure que l'on avance.

Cela fait penser à une sculpture inachevée, 
où seuls  se dessinent  quelques volumes, 
quelques traits, qui se prolongent dans une matière,
fermée sur elle-même.

Rien n'est acquis :
il doute même 
de sa propre consistance,
n'arrivant plus à s'identifier,lui-même,  
si elle n'est plus là.
C'est peut-être un désir  d'éternité, 
qui compresse le temps,
et reflète la symbiose de l'âme .

Aussi, quand il prononce son nom, 
il trébuche sur des pierres,
se heurte au mur  de silence, 
comme  vidé de son propre  être ;

L'ombre  s'étale, 
la lumière sombre en elle,
perdant ses repères,
Enivrée  de la déchirure  de l'absence  .



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Date: 2/15/2016 3:52:00 PM
rene, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA
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Date: 11/20/2015 2:36:00 AM
Rene, Excellent poem. Thank you for sharing. **SKAT**
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Date: 11/20/2015 10:25:00 AM
Thanks a lot of your apreciation... It's not very easy to traduce poem in other language, but I try sometimes to do it... :-) have a nice day --- R
Date: 8/27/2015 7:51:00 AM
Very beautiful sir Merci
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Thanks a lot... merci beaucoup ;-)
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