Christine De Luca

Dore Holm affa Aeshaness/ Dyrhólmur utan við Esjunes

Dore Holm affa Aeshaness

Nort Maven, Shetland

Aeshaness, battle-scarred
a shield o skerries
headbutts da Atlantic

Da holm oppens a door
on ta St Magnus Bay
A sword trowe da haert

A coupit black boat
wrecked aff a Fiorda Taing
Da sea 'll reclaim her

Or a giant's saw
balled far eftir rivin
Da Grind o da Navir

A auld dinosaur, head doon
dredgin for scallops
dark sphinx o da nort

or a black cat
hunkered doon, leppin watter
skoitin for his supper

Man an wife, airm laid
aroond her shooder, walk haem
in a settin sun

or dance at airm's lent
across a siller flör lit
bi a glansin mön

Dore Holm off Eshaness

North Maven, Shetland

Eshaness, battle-scarred
a shield of skerries
headbutts the Atlantic

The holm opens a door
on to St Magnus Bay
A sword through the heart

An upturned black boat
wrecked off Fiorda Taing
The sea will reclaim her

Or a giant's saw
thrown far after rending
The Gate of the Navir

An old dinosaur, head down
dredging for scallops
dark sphinx of the north

or a black cat
hunkered down, lapping up water
peering for his supper

Man an wife, arm laid
around her shoulder, walk home
in a setting sun

or dance at arm's length
across a silver floor lit
by a sparkling moon

Dyrhólmur utan við Esjunes

Norðureiði, Hjaltlandi

Esjunes, orustu-skrámað
skjöldur af skerjum
stangar Atlantshafið

Hólmurinn opnar dyr
út að Sankti Magnúsar-flóa
Sverði lagt hjarta

Svartur bátur á hvolfi
rekinn á Fjarðartanga
Sjórinn mun endurheimta hann

Eða risasög
fleygt langt eftir að hafa rofið
Hliðið á Nöfum

Gömul risaeðla hengir haus
grefst fyrir um hörpuskeljar
dökkur sfinx norðursins

eða svartur köttur
glorsoltinn, lepur vatn
rýnir eftir kvöldmatnum

Maður og kona, hann heldur
um herðar henni, á heimleið
í sólarlaginu

eða dansa í hæfilegu faðmlagi
yfir silfurgólf upplýst
af glampandi tungli

Christine De Luca, Dimma, 2017