There are people, in at least a dozen countries, who read almost everything that I publish in this poetry blog. The list of countries is quite stable, and I don't think I know anyone at all in some of them. I don't know who they are or why they read my work, because they haven't told me. Some, of course, may be friends or family. Others, I'm sure, are fellow poets or poetry fans that I knew when I was on Facebook. A few may be associated with literary journals that have published my poems and may do so again. Some may just be other naturists. Whatever the reasons, I hope that these, my regular readers, find beauty, truth, and upliftment here. That is all, it seems to me, that a poet, a writer, can ask for.

Thank you all for your support.

gesvase ugodidi gawonihisgidi / ꭸꮢꭰꮞ ꭴꭺꮧꮧ ꭶꮼꮒꭿꮝꭹꮧ (+en, ptl, es, fr)

gesvase ugodidi gawonihisgidi,
uyvsdi ugodidi kanegvi,
uyvsdi ugodid gadolequi,
uyvsdi ugodidi disesdi.
nasgidv gesvase ginitloyi
noquisidi galvloi hawina.
aseno iyuno aya kanegvase
uwasa saquune,
gawonihisgi adanvdo vhnai,
gesvase yeliquu.

ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᎩᏗ,
ᎤᏴᏍᏗ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎧᏁᎬᎢ,
ᎤᏴᏍᏗ ᎤᎪᏗd ᎦᏙᎴᏈ,
ᎤᏴᏍᏗ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᏗᏎᏍᏗ.
ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ
ᏃᏈᏏᏗ ᎦᎸᎶᎢ ᎭᏫᎾ.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏯ ᎧᏁᎬᎠᏎ
ᎤᏩᏌ ᏌᏊᏁ,
ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏰᎵᏊ.

[English]

There are many languages,
too many to speak,
too many to learn,
too many to count.
They are like
stars in the sky.
But if I speak
only one,
the language of the heart,
it is enough.


[portunhol surenho]

Existem muitos idiomas,
muitos para falar
muitos para aprender
demais para contar.
Eles son como
estrelas no céu.
Mas se eu falo
só um,
a linguagem do corazón,
é suficiente.


[español]

Hay muchos idiomas,
demasiados para hablar
demasiados para aprender,
demasiados para contar.
Ellos son como
estrellas en el cielo.
Pero si hablo
solo uno,
el lenguaje del corazón,
es suficiente.


[français]

Il y a beaucoup de langues,
trop nombreux pour parler,
trop de choses à apprendre,
trop à compter.
Elles sont comme
les étoiles dans le ciel.
Mais si je parle
seulement une,
la langue du coeur,
c'est assez.