"The Lighthouse Keeper"
Martinsson, Sweden
On those windy nights,
the lighthouse sways beneath the storm clouds < /p>
An inescapable and strong desire banishes you to this stormy Isles of Scilly.
You guarded this long stormy night,
Muttered to yourself, through the wind and rain
The lighthouse faced a hundred miles away Shoots a bright light.
(Rainforest Translation)
Martinsson (1904-1978), a Swedish poet, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1974 together with another Swedish poet Edmund Jansen.