Vahan Terian - FORK IN THE ROAD

In this forest of fear, once more
I come to face a fork in the road.
The last flame shimmers no more
And darkness reigns as before…

Like a burnt wick, my yesterday
Flickers a while and fades away.
Where does this road lead us all,
With twists and turns all the way?

Howling winds batter my chest,
Forests scold me in terse tones.
As I now wander in endless quest,
It all seems alien, beset with flaws.

Now, once again in hostile woods,
At this same fork on the road I stall,
My heart sinks as I must choose--
As a dying flame sears my soul….


Vahan Terian
translated by Tatul Sonentz

Vahan Terian - SAD SONG

Freezing drizzle sobs in the mist
and sadness weeps in my soul.

Past, present, future disown, as one,
All the sunshine days of lore.

Under a spreading sense of doom,
I wander around in stark silence.

No memories, no echo of words --
Around you, I’m blind, mute, missing...

The icy drizzle moans in the mist –
Only sadness sighs in my soul.


Vahan Terian
Translated by Tatul Sonentz

Vahan Terian - SAD SONG

Freezing drizzle sobs in the mist
and sadness weeps in my soul.

Past, present, future disown, as one,
All the sunshine days of lore.

Under a spreading sense of doom,
I wander around in stark silence.

No memories, no echo of words --
Around you, I’m blind, mute, missing...

The icy drizzle moans in the mist –
Only sadness sighs in my soul.


Vahan Terian
Translated by Tatul Sonentz