Twilight

Alkony

As twilight in lush fox's fur
leaps across to heaven's shores,
her rusty tail entangles her
in a hedge of prickly stars.

A hard pull, she runs free and yet
she dribbles hot blood underneath,
and earth, this mewling leveret
escapes her slowly slackening teeth.

Translated by Peter Zollman

From 'Selected Poems' by István Baka