Okkulta

Koron�k, nemes b�bor, aranytr�nok,

�nix �s sz�rder, csillog� fej�kek,

Csiszolt l�pisz, v�r�s cirkon – oly sz�pek,

Hogy arr�l m�g Babilon sem �lmodott.

Legyen egy �r, ami�rt eladj�tok,

Mint ez�st�rt a betlehemi kincset --

�s l�m, �l a Dicsf�ny, mit az �r megvet,

Mi�ta �t Nyelv az �rt�kr�l sz�lott.

Rubintn�l b�trabb �s b�lcsess�g�ben

Nagyobb, mint a zaf�r �s smaragd szikr�k,

Horgonyoz az el�rhetetlen �gen -- 

Egy gy�m�ntormon, k�r�tt�k k�b�sty�k,

Lobognak a z�szl�k, s Viktornak h�vj�k,

Ifj�, �s mosoly van alkony-szem�ben.

2008-03-05

Occulta

Crowns and imperial purple, thrones of gold,
Onyx and sard and blazing diadems,
Lazuli and hyacinth and powerful gems
Undreamt of even in Babylon of old
May for a price be given, bought and sold,
Bartered for silver as was Bethlehem’s—
And yet a Splendour lives that price contemns
Since Five loud Tongues a deeper worth have told.

Braver is she than ruby, far more wise
Even than burning sapphire, than emerald
Anchored more strongly to impalpable skies—
Upon a diamond pinnacle enwalled
The banners blaze, and “Victor” she is called,
Youthful, with laughter in her twilit eyes.