Forever

  

Forever

In Memory of those who stayed thee

 

For the love of the mountains

they go to places hard to reach

- to make dreams come true:

 

to be above the clouds,

to experience differently,

to see more.

 

For the love of the mountains

- they take risk.

Some of them reach

inhospitable summits.

Thirsty for adventures,

they are still trying.

 

Kazbek, Elbrus

are not just their plans

- they are the goals.

 

An order

of desires and certainty.

Despite everything, it’s worth it.

The language of time

will show who has arrived

and who has not managed.

 

For the love of the mountains

they return

 

or they stay forever.

 

 

Eliza Segiet

Translated by Artur Komoter

 Eliza Segiet graduated with a Master's Degree in Philosophy, completed postgraduate studies in Cultural Knowledge, Philosophy, Arts and Literature at Jagiellonian University.

Author’s poems Questions and Sea of Mists won the title of the International Publication of the Year 2017 and 2018 in Spillwords Press.

Nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2019.

Nominated for the iWoman Global Awards 2020.

Laureate Naji Naaman Literary Prize 2020.

Laureate International Award Paragon of Hope (2020).

Laureate World Award 2020 "Cesar Vallejo" for Literary Excellence.

Author's works can be found in Ariel Chart, Spillwords and anthologies and literary magazines worldwide.