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
Half covered by a broken pine branch
his collar moved slightly now and then
in the icy wind
Not even a crow disturbed
the frozen remains
or the silence
Fjell
Etter bittert regn og hard snø
gled dagene over i hvearandre
Frost og tid svøpte ham
En nedblåst furugren
beveget seg litt
i den isnende vinden
Ikke en gang en ravn
uroet den døde
eller brøt stillheten
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[Translated into Norwegian by R.B. Johannessen.]
