A NEW DAY

I nestle my face against
the cold pane of day.
My breath warms up
nothing but the tip
of a Happy Island.
A tear falls
just under my feet
to fertilize time.

MAŁGORZATA ŻURECKA, POLAND
Translation from Polish to English:
Mirosław Grudzień ─ Stanley Barkan
From the book Ostatni anioł goryczy [‘The Last Angel of Bitterness’]

issued by SZTAFETA Publishing House, 2005