A Life of Respect - Aqqaluk Lynge

In the old days
when we still lived our own lives
in our own country
We could hear
a faraway thunder –
the caribou approaching
two or three days in advance

A Pine Tree with Naked Roots - Vizma Belševica

Is it the fault of the pine tree or dunes
That the foundations break and dissolve?
That the head climbed to the sky
Before the roots had not pushed deep enough?

Raisers of ridgepoles and mounds (Songs of Dzitbalché) - Anonymous

Raisers of ridgepoles
And mounds.

It is urgently
Necessary
To measure
The count,

My woman's transparence - Amina Saïd

my woman's transparence
has the whole sea
as its mirror

To not lose hope - Ayalneh Mulatu

To run in front of or behind

           other competitors

to run ... and ... and keep running

Sonnet - Francisco de Sá de Miranda

I know not, lady, by what nameless charm 
Those looks, that voice, that smile, have each the power 
Of kindling loftier thoughts, and feelings more 

Did I offer peace today? - Henri Nouwen

Did I offer peace today? 
Did I bring a smile to someone's face? 

By Freedom - Max von Schenkendorf

Freedom that I love,
Shining in my heart,
Come now from above,
Angel that thou art!

The Escape - Carlos Cabral

Down by the riverbank
lived a happy old Italian,
he worked hard night and day
beside his special lady.

Do You Know? - Rira Abbasi

the animal of my body wears a checkered pattern shirt
and my circle has always transformed to square