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Aditus' prompts and circumstances - 23. Poetry Prompt 13 - Ghazal: Freedom
Freiheit
So weit weg auf der anderen Seite,
ist es doch nur die Haaresbreite
Deiner Worte. Du sprichst sie zu mir nur.
Sie sind Stufen, die ich dann beschreite.
Einen Ort dich zu finden, zu küssen,
der Gedanke ist was mich befreite.
Freedom
So far away on the other side,
still it is not so very wide
because of your words. You speak them only to me .
And they become the steps I bestride .
A place to find you, to kiss you,
the thought is what me guide.
This is not a word-for-word translation, but a slightly adapted version. If you're interested in the word-for-word piece, PM me. And yes, line two has only nine syllables. I call it poetic license.
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