John M. Ridland

John M. Ridland

HUNGARIAN POETRY
TRANSLATED BY JOHN M. RIDLAND AND PETER V. CZIPOTT

MIKLÓS RADNÓTI I CONCEALED YOU Rejtettelek For a long while I concealedyou, a slowly ripening fruithidden by leaves on a branch,and now, like frost blooming coldlyacross wintry windowpanes,your blossom flowers in mymind. And now I know what itmeans when your hand fluttersdown on your hair; I guard inmy heart your