Ancient Blood Forests
The ancient blood forests
made new by the sun,
and everything green and its sap,
and the hollows blinded in the deep.
All of them, now stirring, cast out the fossil.
Mimic the Cwmdonkin Drive canary
and turn the air to something whiter, purer,
like a rabbit trace.The first sail furled to the mast
bathed in ice salt cold,
and the basins and their chains,
and the dark ship’s entire crew.
All of them, now joyful, plunge into the void.
Remember the Albatross, the essential ballad.The first apple sack
tossed to the bottomless well of old age.
And all the nectar and its veins,
and the wildwood fires.
The ancient blood forests
now stirring, unhinged,
like the crow thrown from its cold nest
in the deep enchanted night.
Antiguos bosques de sangre
Los antiguos bosques de sangre
rejuvenecidos de nuevo por el sol,
y todo lo verde y su savia,
y los cuencos cegados en lo más profundo.
Todos ellos, ahora despiertos, desterrando al fósil.
Imitando al canario de Cwmdonkin Drive,para hacer del aire algo más blanco y puro
como los rastros de un conejo.La primera vela aferrada al mástil
que el frío de hielo y de sal bañaron,
y las dársenas y sus cadenas,
y la tripulación entera del barco oscuro.
Todos ellos, ahora festivos, saltando al vacío.
Recordando al Albatros, la balada precisa.El primer saco de manzanas
arrojado al profundo pozo de la vejez.
Y todo el néctar y su sangre,
y los incendios forestales.
Los antiguos bosques de sangre
ahora despiertos, enloquecidos,
como un cuervo expulsado de su nido frío
en la profunda noche encantada.
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