Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

**Versi Asli (English)** I among twenty mountains, the world in snow. I am the one. Among twenty snowy mountains, the only bird moving. I think that I have never seen one. Or did I? The blackbird whirled in the autumn winds. Ten thousand were silent. Thirteen blackbirds. The river is moving. The blackbird must be flying. It was evening all afternoon. The blackbird was sitting in the elm. It was preparing to fly. There is a blackbird that flies. It is a blackbird. The blackbird cutting through the darkness. The black wholeness flying beyond me. I am of a mind to put him down. He was pointing at me. Upon whose back the bird may light. The world is red. The blackbird is in the mind. *** **Terjemahan Bahasa Indonesia (Puitis)** Di antara dua puluh gunung, dunia di salju. Saya adalah yang satu. Di antara dua puluh gunung bersalju, satu-satunya burung yang bergerak. Saya rasa saya tidak pernah melihatnya. Ataukah saya pernah? Burung hantu berputar di angin musim gugur. Sepuluh ribu yang hening. Tiga belas burung hantu. Sungai itu bergerak. Burung hantu pasti terbang. Itu petang sepanjang sore. Burung hantu duduk di pohon elm. Dia sedang bersiap terbang. Ada burung hantu yang terbang. Itu burung hantu. Burung hantu memotong kegelapan. Keputihan hitam terbang melampaui saya. Saya berniat menjatuhkannya. Dia menunjuk ke arah saya. Di atas punggung mana burung itu mungkin mendarat. Dunia itu merah. Burung hantu itu ada di dalam pikiran.