Just a Little Hope Is Needed
by Gagan Gill
Just a little hope is needed
like a ray of sun
shining in the earth
like the taste of wet stone
in the water
like a fish leaping
on wet sand
Just a little hope is needed
like a song remembered
in the throat of a mute
like a sigh
stopped in the chest
like the longing of an insect
clinging to glass
like thirst
drowned in the river-bed
Just a little hope is needed
The literal translation of this poem was made by Lucy Rosenstein
The final translated version of the poem is by Jane Duran
© Poetry Translation Centre 2004-2012
sreenath m v says:
This poem is very simple, but tells some of the true feelings of a poet. This has some good similies. Overall, a good attempt by the poet, Gagan Gill.