Swallows

By Blaže Koneski
Translated By Kristian Josifoski

Translated from the Macedonian

The swallows screech at dawn
Birds which day from night divide

We are quick shuttles
Weaving the blurred thread of mystery

Dusk is our element
Brushing the edge of a moment

You’ve seen us
Hemming air to water

But the heavens keep not a trace of our work—
So cry the swallows.

Notes:

Read the translator's note by Blaže Koneski.

Source: Poetry (May 2026)
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