Monday, 11 April 2011

The Language of the Landscape

I discovered this poem some time ago and I keep returning to it. It's one of those voices that resonate long after the engagement with the work.

From March '79

Tired of all who came
with words, words but no language,
I went to the snow-covered island.
The wild does not have words.
The unwritten pages spread themselves
out in all directions!
I come across the marks
of roe deer's hooves in the snow.
Language but no words.

(Tomas Transtromer)

2 comments:

  1. Beautiful words and a beautiful picture to accompany them. "Words but no language..." That's a good symbol for today's world. A lot of people speaking a lot of words but with no language that speaks to anyone.

    Dan

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