February 2024

Lara Kool was the RIXT poet of the month in February. You can read the original Frisian poem from that month here. The translation of her poem – ‘Children of the Moon’ – is published here.

Photo: Lara Kool
Children of the Moon

His sunny son
a healing source of light
but in your darkness
every sun
is merely a flame on a match
burning up
one after another
you banished his rays
through your dark desperation
Born light
yet no chance ever, never again?
to be a sun
so that even he had to search
for enlightenment
in this imposed night
but he too could only reflect
what used to be so natural
the Self



© Lara Kool
translation: Trevor Scarse

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