(dedicated to Mr.Esa-Pekka Salonen, a gifted conductor) <br /> <br />frozen zephyrs blow softly <br />grey leaves sway tenderly <br />dark flowers whisper suavely <br />anguished ravens dance smoothly <br /> <br />frozen rains pour continuously <br />grey cypresses shake gently <br />dark thorns grasp suddenly <br />anguished howls sing sadly <br /> <br />lost spirits <br />scream helplessly <br />lost feelings <br />scratch lonely memory <br /> <br />lost desires <br />mock at saviors <br />lost souls <br />ask for favors <br /> <br />boars crash undergrowth <br />they all quiet their breath <br />it is just before the midnight <br />headlamps give enough light <br /> <br />don't sleep away this night <br />we are right by your side <br />don't fall into magic spell <br />we fight with you until hell <br /> <br />hereux celui qui a pu penetrer <br />les causes secretes des choses <br /> <br />if pass bleakest moments <br />will reach brightest times <br />why can't these all be feel <br />as paradise without chill? <br /> <br />O fearless knights! <br />we follow your paths <br />O restless wanderers! <br />we hail your brave ways <br /> <br />lost loves <br />search for hope <br />lost minds <br />widen the scope <br /> <br />lost hearts <br />challenge destiny <br />lost moods <br />face bitter reality <br /> <br />anguished wolves run gently <br />dark smokes hug tightly <br />grey eyes stare intensely <br />frozen woods speak wisely <br /> <br />anguished deer walk slowly <br />dark mushrooms fly closely <br />grey flames crawl shockingly <br />frozen lagoons smile naively <br /> <br />(inspired by Jean Sibelius' Vesipisaroita and Villa Ainola)<br /><br />Ahmad Shiddiqi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lost-forest-s-ancient-chant/
