ANN/Armenian News – The Literary Armenian News – 01/31/2021

Torgomian Varazdat 2021

MATURITY
Grish Davtyan
Now that I understand the pain
I understand
Devotion and holiness,
And I do not despair.
Because
The stars of my feelings
That my eyes shine with light
In the sky
They light the way
As I walk in love
Drunk with emotions
Built with reliability.
What kind of shores will I settle in…
No love is shadowless
And it does not darken the hearts
Shattered from edge to edge,
From horizon to horizon…
I remember that dark-skinned boy
Which tree sparrows was he hunting?
With Chigglani.
was hunting
He did not condemn anything else
Or killing.
Life and death were no game
Other prizes were
That arched the edges
And the horizons
With the soaring of the stars,
Shining with the light of my eyes
With clusters of stars.
Nights in dreams
I embrace my dark complexion
To fall asleep in my warm arms,
calm down
I am thus strengthened by his fatigues,
Grown up, matured,
Feeling the pain
Understanding
Devotion and sanctity.
Life is sweetened with maturity,
Reaching for dignity
As effort and labor
A prosperous harvest and good luck,
Product.
Fertility of won days.

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Grish Davtian has published three books of his poetries in Armenian, and one book in English.
He is the president of the Armenian Writers Association of California, and founding and former
editor of The Literary Armenian News. https://Armenian News.org/tlg/
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