{"id":2032,"date":"2010-08-01T00:02:07","date_gmt":"2010-08-01T05:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/nashvillereview\/?p=2032"},"modified":"2015-03-25T20:25:53","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T02:25:53","slug":"these-diamond-weeds-are-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/archives\/2032","title":{"rendered":"[These diamond weeds are]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These diamond weeds are<br \/>\ndawn\u2019s immeasurable claws.<br \/>\nWinds hurl their flanks against them, grow sharper.<br \/>\nToday, as always, I\u2019ve surrendered myself to life.<br \/>\nI grow amazed from my dreams<br \/>\nlike flowers grow from the earth.<br \/>\nThere, in those gradually fraying circles<br \/>\neverything is permitted\u2014<br \/>\neven winter with its icicles dangling like wool.<br \/>\nAt night I launch my eyelids like boats,<br \/>\nstealing away in silence once more.<br \/>\nAnd the water achieves its color\u2014<br \/>\na black and blue that holds the boats\u2019 hands.<br \/>\nThe herd of rays they pursue are terrifying.<br \/>\nThey crush my spine with their hooves.<br \/>\nSo I\u2019ll haul my secret somewhere else.<br \/>\nMake it more complicated.<br \/>\nNobody will recognize its heads or tails.<br \/>\nThe hours have been overturned<br \/>\nand there\u2019s no way out.<br \/>\nYou throw these mediocre days into the abyss<br \/>\nand a few moments later they rise again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">~<\/p>\n<h3>[\u10d4\u10e1 \u10d0\u10da\u10db\u10d0\u10e1\u10d8\u10e1 \u10e1\u10d0\u10e0\u10d4\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8]<\/h3>\n<p>\u10d4\u10e1 \u10d0\u10da\u10db\u10d0\u10e1\u10d8\u10e1 \u10e1\u10d0\u10e0\u10d4\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8<br \/>\n\u10d2\u10d0\u10dc\u10d7\u10d8\u10d0\u10d3\u10d8\u10e1 \u10e3\u10d0\u10db\u10e0\u10d0\u10d5\u10d8 \u10d1\u10e0\u10ed\u10e7\u10d0\u10da\u10d8\u10d0.<br \/>\n\u10e5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8 \u10d6\u10d4\u10d3 \u10e4\u10d4\u10e0\u10d3\u10d4\u10d1\u10e1 \u10d8\u10da\u10d4\u10e1\u10d0\u10d5\u10d4\u10dc, \u10d1\u10d0\u10e1\u10e0\u10d3\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8\u10d0\u10dc.<br \/>\n\u10db\u10d4 \u10d3\u10e6\u10d4\u10e1\u10d0\u10ea \u10e1\u10d0\u10d9\u10e3\u10d7\u10d0\u10e0\u10d8 \u10dc\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8\u10d7 \u10e9\u10d0\u10d5\u10d1\u10d0\u10e0\u10d3\u10d8 \u10e1\u10d8\u10ea\u10dd\u10ea\u10ee\u10da\u10d4\u10e1.<br \/>\n\u10e1\u10d8\u10d6\u10db\u10e0\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8\u10d3\u10d0\u10dc, \u10e0\u10dd\u10d2\u10dd\u10e0\u10ea \u10db\u10d8\u10ec\u10d8\u10d3\u10d0\u10dc &#8211; \u10e7\u10d5\u10d0\u10d5\u10d8\u10da\u10d8,<br \/>\n\u10d8\u10e1\u10d4 \u10d2\u10d0\u10dd\u10ea\u10d4\u10d1\u10e3\u10da\u10d8 \u10d0\u10db\u10dd\u10d5\u10d3\u10d8\u10d5\u10d0\u10e0.<br \/>\n\u10d8\u10e5, \u10e1\u10d0\u10d3\u10d0\u10ea \u10ea\u10d5\u10d3\u10d4\u10d1\u10d0 \u10ec\u10e0\u10d4 \u10d7\u10d0\u10dc\u10d3\u10d0\u10d7\u10d0\u10dc,<br \/>\n\u10e7\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d0\u10e4\u10d4\u10e0\u10d8 \u10dc\u10d4\u10d1\u10d0\u10d3\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10e3\u10da\u10d8\u10d0 &#8211;<br \/>\n\u10e8\u10d0\u10da\u10d8\u10e1\u10da\u10dd\u10da\u10e3\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8\u10d0\u10dc\u10d8 \u10d6\u10d0\u10db\u10d7\u10e0\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8\u10ea.<br \/>\n\u10e6\u10d0\u10db\u10d8\u10d7 \u10e9\u10d0\u10db\u10dd\u10d5\u10d8\u10ee\u10e1\u10dc\u10d8 \u10e5\u10e3\u10d7\u10e3\u10d7\u10dd\u10d4\u10d1\u10e1 \u10dc\u10d0\u10d5\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8\u10d5\u10d8\u10d7.<br \/>\n\u10d8\u10e1\u10d4\u10d5 \u10e1\u10d8\u10e9\u10e3\u10db\u10d4\u10e8\u10d8 \u10d2\u10d0\u10de\u10d0\u10e0\u10d5\u10d0.<br \/>\n\u10ec\u10e7\u10d0\u10da\u10d8 \u10d9\u10d8 \u10d0\u10e1\u10d4\u10d7\u10d8 \u10e4\u10d4\u10e0\u10d8\u10e1 &#8211;<br \/>\n\u10ee\u10d4\u10da\u10e9\u10d0\u10d9\u10d8\u10d3\u10d4\u10d1\u10e3\u10da\u10d8 \u10e8\u10d0\u10d5\u10d8 \u10d3\u10d0 \u10da\u10e3\u10e0\u10ef\u10d8.<br \/>\n\u10e0\u10d0 \u10e1\u10d0\u10d6\u10d0\u10e0\u10d4\u10da\u10d8\u10d0 \u10d3\u10d0\u10d3\u10d4\u10d5\u10dc\u10d4\u10d1\u10e3\u10da\u10d8 \u10e1\u10ee\u10d8\u10d5\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8\u10e1 \u10e0\u10d4\u10db\u10d0.<br \/>\n\u10ee\u10d4\u10e0\u10ee\u10d4\u10db\u10d0\u10da\u10e1 \u10db\u10d8\u10da\u10d4\u10ec\u10d0\u10d5\u10d4\u10dc \u10e4\u10da\u10dd\u10e5\u10d5\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8\u10d7.<br \/>\n\u10d0\u10db\u10d8\u10e2\u10dd\u10db, \u10e1\u10ee\u10d5\u10d0\u10d2\u10d0\u10dc \u10ec\u10d0\u10d5\u10d8\u10e6\u10d4\u10d1 \u10d0\u10db \u10e1\u10d0\u10d8\u10d3\u10e3\u10db\u10da\u10dd\u10e1.<br \/>\n\u10e3\u10e4\u10e0\u10dd \u10d2\u10d0\u10d5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10e3\u10da\u10d4\u10d1.<br \/>\n\u10d5\u10d4\u10e6\u10d0\u10e0\u10d0\u10d5\u10d8\u10dc \u10d5\u10d4\u10e6\u10d0\u10e0\u10d0\u10e4\u10d4\u10e0\u10e1 \u10db\u10d8\u10ee\u10d5\u10d3\u10d4\u10d1\u10d0.<br \/>\n\u10d2\u10d5\u10d4\u10e0\u10d3\u10d8 \u10d8\u10ea\u10d5\u10d0\u10da\u10d4\u10e1 \u10e1\u10d0\u10d0\u10d7\u10d4\u10d1\u10db\u10d0.<br \/>\n\u10d0\u10e0 \u10d0\u10e0\u10d8\u10e1 \u10e1\u10d0\u10e8\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d8.<br \/>\n\u10e9\u10d0\u10e7\u10e0\u10d8 \u10d0\u10db \u10e3\u10dc\u10d8\u10ed\u10dd \u10d3\u10e6\u10d4\u10d4\u10d1\u10e1 \u10e3\u10e4\u10e1\u10d9\u10e0\u10e3\u10da\u10e8\u10d8<br \/>\n\u10d3\u10d0 \u10dd\u10e0 \u10ec\u10e3\u10d7\u10e8\u10d8 \u10d8\u10e1\u10d4\u10d5 \u10d0\u10db\u10dd\u10da\u10d0\u10d2\u10d3\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8\u10d0\u10dc&#8230;<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"\/nashvillereview\/archives\/1771\">Maya Sarishvili<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">_______________<\/span><\/p>\n<p>translated from the Georgian by <a href=\"\/nashvillereview\/archives\/1771\">Timothy Kercher and Ani Kopaliani<\/a><\/h6>\n<p><em>Read the <\/em><a href=\"\/nashvillereview\/archives\/2464\"><em>translator&#8217;s note<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These diamond weeds are dawn\u2019s immeasurable claws. Winds hurl their flanks against them, grow sharper. Today, as always, I\u2019ve surrendered myself to life. I grow amazed from my dreams like flowers grow from the earth. There, in those gradually fraying circles everything is permitted\u2014 even winter with its icicles dangling like wool. At night I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[25,36],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Jypy-wM","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2032"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10350,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032\/revisions\/10350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}