“A Twist on Translation” by junior Elliott Zorintsky won 3rd Place for Poetry in the Writer’s Conference annual contest and will be published in the online magazine The Writer’s Slate later this spring. Congratulations, Elliot!
A Twist on Translation
Grasping my hand tightly,
warmth radiating from your fingertips-
you lead me along a trodden path.
Trees sway in the gentle breeze,
leaves shift aimlessly against the wind.
Aromas of wild flowers permeate our bodies like ghosts.
Still water,
shimmers beneath the golden glow of a setting sun.
You squeeze my hand even tighter,
and together-
together we stand like the silhouettes of a forgotten day.
We turn.
Trees fade,
green vanishes into an array of red
leaves that fall like ash from a dying fire.
Brisk air cuts through our hands,
and severs our aching hearts.
I look up.
Snowflakes land upon my tongue,
the bittersweet taste of youth.
Around me trees creak,
an eerie harmony in this dense cold.
Spinning around I feel the shadows of loneliness
seeping through my frozen bones.
I am alone.
Like lost footprints amidst white snow.