I am here! I am here!
You draw me away from earth,
and I climb up to You
in a passion of shrilling
to the dot in heaven
where, for an instant, You crucify me.
When will You keep me forever?
Must You always let me fall
back to the furrow's dip,
a poor bird of clay?
Oh, at least
let my exultant nothingness
soar to the glory of Your mercy,
in the same hope,Godden
until death.
Amen.
Carmen Bernos de Gasztold (1919 - 1995) France
Translated by Rumer Godden
Source: Prayers From the Ark
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