FOR A CHILDHOOD FRIEND
Near to Tintagel castle lies a stone,
where once, they say, King Arthur’s noble sword
stood fixed. From thence with many a fruitless groan
knights tried to force the blade, without the word
that would release it from its deadly grasp.
I saw you dance around that boulder, wild,
mad for the free universe, free of the hasp
of consequence, believing only in the child
that once you were and wanted to remain.
Life has brought you nothingness and pain.
I grieve for that – the failure of desire -
but you will always be my friend, though stilled that fire.
None now believe in that dead sword or word.
There is no fiddle for the dance, nor singer heard.
Ian Fraser
About Me
- nonsmokinjoe
- Having taught English for 30 odd years in schools and colleges in Great Britain, Germany, Austria and Saudi Arabia, I have recently taken up a second career as a translator working in partnership with my Brazilian wife who is also a professional translator, doing translations from & into Portuguese, English, Spanish and German. Our major clients are important Brazilian advertising agencies and a wide range of clients, including audio and video production houses, book authors, publicists and business people. We are willing to consider any interesting, worthwhile translation project.