At Sunrise


At Sunrise 

Come, O Sun,
Cross over Chanchoo lake, come;
Look out for thorns and thistles; walk
Leaning on your staff;
Come with greetings.

Shepherd song | Photo: Lake Langano, Robert Muckley, 2012
Blue Nile Poems, p.35; (Trans.) ©2018 by Mitiku Adisu


 


Comments