Whether we descend from the great houses,
Or drift unprotected under the naked
Sky, it’s all one; we are sacrifices
To Death, not well known for compassion.
We are obliged and herded. The lot is
Inside the urn; the ball with our number
Will roll out. And what we’ll get
Is an everlasting absence from home.
translated by Robert Bly
Beautiful.
Glad you like it.
Always do.
Unless…where we go next IS our home. Of that, we can’t be sure. Beautiful poem.
We cannot know until we go there.
No, we sure can’t.
but for me I hope it will be an everlasting presence at home…
I hope so, too.