Just listen to me, you glutton: <br />The world can’t be sated with verses, <br />But without a verse will perish <br />The scent of the world, a clever person. <br /> <br />Pure water has no taste. <br />I can’t enjoy it, <br />Neither – my guests! <br />But the water <br />Seasoned <br />With the soil’s flavor <br />Slakes our thirst <br />Forever… <br /> <br />The same with the verse <br />Forged by the soul. <br />It brightens up the dull sensations, <br />And unites hundreds of people, <br />Adorning the grief with compassion. <br /> <br />24.10.2001 <br /> <br />Translated from Georgian<br /><br />Janri Gogeshvili<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-verse-forged-by-the-soul/
