Johnah are you salty?

Tomaz Salamun, anyone?

Jonah

how does the sun set?
like snow
what color is the sea?
large
Jonah are you salty?
I'm salty
Jonah are you a flag?
I'm a flag
the fireflies rest now

what are stones like?
green
how do little dogs play?
like flowers
Jonah are you a fish?
I'm a fish
Jonah are you a sea urchin?
I'm a sea urchin
listen to the flow

Jonah is the roe running through the woods
Jonah is the mountain breathing
Jonah is all the houses
have you ever heard such a rainbow?
what is the dew like?
are you asleep?


Translated from the Slovenian by Elliott Anderson and the author

Published in The Four Questions of Melancholy White Pine Press, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2007, Buffalo, New York

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