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Kingdom, poems by Yan Kouton.
Kingdom
Fading away
On front of me
A sky
Who nevertheless
Extended
So far
He finished
By withdrawing
In his hemisphere
We think of
The Empire of the Dead
To this clear world
What we pursue
We think of
Move away
Disaster
To sink
In the lands
Far from these dangers
In other words
To no longer
Scare
Royaume
S’effaçant
Devant moi
Un ciel
Qui pourtant
S’étendait
Jusqu’ici
Il a fini
Par se retirer
Dans son hémisphère
On pense à
L’empire des morts
A ce monde clair
Que l’on poursuit
On pense à
S’éloigner
Du sinistre
A s’enfoncer
Dans les terres
Loin de ces dangers
En d’autres termes
A ne plus se
Faire peur
A World Around
Fell for
A gloomy day
Its rhythm though
Brutal
His army defeated
His rearguard fight
Hours that hammer
The loneliness that we disguise
Who knows all the flesh
All the strength
From the term
And the depth
A bit monstrous
Time
His vice
And his crime
This war
Which springs
Tantrums
Un Monde Autour
Tombé pour
Un jour maussade
Son rythme pourtant
Brutal
Son armée au pas
Son combat d’arrière-garde
Des heures qui martèlent
La solitude que l’on déguise
Qui connaît toute la chair
Toute la force
Du terme
Et la profondeur
Un peu monstrueuse
Du temps
Son vice
Et son crime
Cette guerre
Qui jaillit
Des colères
Lips
To guide
The living
To show him
Hell
Like a memory
Which never flies away
Take support
On the flesh
To heal
Bites
How we survive
With fierce claws
By alchemy
Desire
Who pierces
Fog
Tears
How we fight
Against the lying aspect
Who stands between
The bodies
Lèvres
Pour guider
Le vivant
Lui montrer
L’enfer
Comme un souvenir
Qui ne s’envole jamais
Prendre appui
Sur la chair
Pour guérir
Des morsures
Comme on survit
Aux griffes féroces
Par l’alchimie
Du désir
Qui perce
Le brouillard
Des larmes
Comme on lutte
Contre l’aspect menteur
Qui s’érige entre
Les corps
© Yan Kouton
Yan Kouton is the author of novels, short stories and poetry. He is also a lyricist and pursues a musical work of reading his texts. He also directs the literary creation and digital publishing site Les Cossaques des Frontières. He also works as a music columnist.
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