Raining
Hoof print in water,
twilight-blue eyes
flaxen mane.
And my meaning disappeared
in the hot earth ,
like half-set wax.
But my name continued
in an anonymous way
until the next day.
Steinn Steinarr ("Rigning " in the original Icelandic)
Translation by Sheila Graham-Smith © 2016
From Wikipedia:
Steinn Steinarr (born Aðalsteinn Kristmundsson, 13 October 1908 – 25 May 1958) was an Icelandic poet.
Many Icelanders regard Steinn Steinarr as their greatest poet, although he remains almost unknown outside of Iceland, due perhaps to a lack of effective translations of his poetry.
Image links to its source on Wiki Commons:
Storm: Ilmari Aalto – 1915; oil painting
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