Sierra Nevada / Fjell
—As the frozen body believed to be a World War II airman
slowly thaws after decades encased in a glacier, forensic experts
say a picture is emerging of a fair-haired man in an Army uniform
who suffered broken bones when his aircraft crashed in the wilderness.
He is believed to be an airman lost in a 1942 crash in Sierra Nevada.[*]
Sierra Nevada
After the bitter rain
and the hard snow,
the days fell softly
on the forsaken body.
A broken pine branch
touched his hair.
His collar moved slightly
in the constant wind.
Not even a crow disturbed
the frozen remains,
or the silence.
Fjell
Etter bittert regn og isende sne,
falt lys og mørke mykt over
den bortkomne skikkelsen.
En nedblåst furugren berørte håret;
kraven beveget seg litt
i den stadige vinden.
Ikke en gang et ravn
uroet den døde,
eller brøt stillheten.
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[*] USATODAY.com. Translated into Norwegian by R.B. Johannessen.. The author also writes in 'Spiritual Matters' here. AWIP: http://www.a-w-i-p.com/index.php/poetry/2009/11/17/fjell
