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And What Has Nature Taught Me?
Hamo Sahyan
And What Has Nature Taught Me?
That oldness is
eternally renewed,
that waterfalls insure insomnia,
and repetition brings
sleep.
Nature has taught me patience,
and that conscience
enslaves,
that canyons have scope,
that wounds heal themselves,
that
black soil is fertile.
Nature has taught me patience,
and that the
dog-rose is modest,
that giving is happiness,
that self-denial is
courage,
not bragging can bring happiness.
Nature has taught me
patience.
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About The Poet
Hamo Sahyan
(1914-)
A native of Sissian, Armenia, Sahyan completed
his studies in Baku and served in the Soviet Navy during World War II. He is the
author of numerous volumes of poetry: On the Banks of Vorodan (1946), Sail
(1947), The Rainbow in the Steppes (1953), In Flight (1955), Armenia in Songs
(1962), The Song of Stone Banks (1968), and many others.
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