The nearest to eternity

Now I know you exist
Great Magog *
Oldest men are children
Compared to you

And I can see your sister is dead
And her old spirit runs now in the Land

On my knees I now breath
Near your trunk
Thinking of all the things
Of your past

The history passed through your leaves
The cries of joy and of grief

Among all the creatures 
In the world seen 
You are the nearest to 
Eternity 

So you can speak to me 
To the truth that I need 
If I can hear 

And even if I see 
That Gog * is dead
So full of life it is 
For the insects 

And elder is her graveyard 
Its leaves wrap around her 
 As an embrace 

And this time I found you
Not alone
It’s a sign I’ve still so
Much to grow

Yes in your limbs I see mouths and eyes
And to feel closer over to you I’d climb


Among all the creatures 
In the world seen 
You are the nearest to 
Eternity 

So you can speak to me 
To the truth that I need 
If I can hear 

And even if I see 
That Gog * is dead
So full of life it is 
For the insects 

And elder is her graveyard 
Its leaves wrap around her 
 As an embrace

* Gog e Magog sono due querce immense datate più di duemila anni, considerate parte dell’antichissimo cerchio druidico che esisteva a Glastonbury (Somerset, England). Magog è ancora viva. Gog è invece purtroppo morta ma il suo enorme tronco è ancora ben visibile in mezzo alla campagna. 

Glastonbury, 9 Giugno 2014 

Nella foto: Magog