It is a sharp, shining
cupid's point I aim
at your heart and draw
the bow. But before
the arrow reaches I fly
to grab it in full flight
before it pierces to draw blood.
This too is a way of loving.
I am its inventor.
R. H. Lola Koundakjian (20th century) Armenia (lives in USA)
Translated by Diana Der Hovanessian
Source: Armenian Poetry Project
cupid's point I aim
at your heart and draw
the bow. But before
the arrow reaches I fly
to grab it in full flight
before it pierces to draw blood.
This too is a way of loving.
I am its inventor.
R. H. Lola Koundakjian (20th century) Armenia (lives in USA)
Translated by Diana Der Hovanessian
Source: Armenian Poetry Project
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