Rodica Draghincescu
Lullaby for Castaways


way out on the water
the way on the water
so far away
way up there
the aurora or the horror of the water
in the water
way in the water
more water
the wind in the water
swish in the water
wish in the water
(out of danger and the logic of water)
wawa water
water the water
away in the water
wade in the water
the poem of the water
big water – bang water
water wheel
big water – bang water
waa waa
in the wawa water
wade in the water
away in the water
water in water
water in waters
over the water
water water water
stream of water
dream of water
steaming water
go beddy-bye
(out of danger and the logic of water)
from water to water
the waves of the castaways
wawa water
water the water
away in the water
wade in the water
of the waters
waaa the waters of waaa
away from the water
the water water
the wawa waters
waters waters
waiter's waters
wait in the water

Translated from French by Howard Scott, Montreal