FREEDOM AS SEEN FROM THE COSMOS

-cosmopoems by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
(from Spaceman Sazartinus’ Diary)-

Photographs (2008): Valentin Grigore
Design: Florin Stancu





THE SCOUT STAR

A star jumped void after void
like a ball
pushed by a divine impulse

A star jumped void after void,
faster even than
the universal expansion

A scout-star jumped
void after void

Oh those happy dreamers
in her system of planets

-1986-





FREEDOM IN THE COSMOS

1

You begin to want freedom
when are placed in a specific depot
(it can be even a planet)
surrounded by unpleasant substances,
and you have a specific price.

2

The phases of freedom include:
your decision
(it can be even a space rocket),
the expedition station
(it can be even an inter-planetary halt),
the passing
(it can be even a flight
among dangerous asteroids),
and the destination station
(it can be a simple room,
another planet,
or even the void;
more,
it can be just the initial depot
with some changes
among its components).

3

And here,
happy that you have
a superior value in freedom,
you must sell a part of yourself
in order to acquit
the expenses of transport.

-1987.06.23-





PLANET OF COLORS

Millions of happy colors
populated a planet.
They were vivid, moving, and relaxed,
living after their own recipe.

They said to me:
“We are free and equal,
so nobody can be a rebel.
All of us make
what we want,
so we have not dissidents,
and our empire rejects
destructions and slavery.”

“Hey, what are you doing?”
I shouted to my
main and faithful color
that became very nervous.

“It’s over!
I don’t want to remain your slave!”
she replied full of fury,
trying to escape from me.

-1986-





-ROMANIAN ORIGINAL VERSION-


LIBERTATEA VAZUTA DIN COSMOS
(din Jurnalul Astronautului Sazartinus)


STEAUA CERCETASA

O stea sarea pe vid
ca o minge
impinsa de un impuls divin

O stea sarea pe vid
mai rapida chiar
decat expansiunea universului

O stea cercetasa
sarea pe vid

Fericiti visatorii
din sistemul ei de planete

-1986-


LIBERTATEA IN COSMOS

1

Ca sa-ti formezi dorinta de libertate
trebuie sa te afli intr-un depozit anume
(poate sa fie chiar o planeta),
impresurat de substante neplacute
si sa ai un pret anume.

2

Fazele libertatii cuprind:
decizia ta
(poate sa fie chiar o racheta spatiala),
gara de expeditie
(poate sa fie chiar o statie interplanetara),
deplasarea
(poate sa fie chiar o cursa
printre asteroizi periculosi)
si gara de destinatie
(poate sa fie o simpla incapere,
o alta planeta,
sau chiar vidul;
mai mult,
poate sa fie chiar depozitul
din care ai plecat,
cu unele schimbari de efectiv).

3

Iar aici,
fericit ca in libertate
ti-a crescut considerabil valoarea,
trebuie sa vinzi o parte din tine
pentru a-ti achita
cheltuielile de transport.

-23 iunie 1987-


PLANETA CULORILOR

Milioane de culori fericite
populau o planeta.
Vii, miscatoare, destinse,
traiau dupa propria lor reteta.

Mi-au spus: “ Suntem libere si egale,
deci nimeni nu incearca sa se rascoale.
Fiecare spune,
face si propune
ce vrea, asa ca n-avem disidente.
Suntem culori constiente
si avem o imparatie
fara distrugere si sclavie.”

“Hei, ce faci?’ i-am strigat
cu totul dezorientat
culorii mele majoritare si credincioase,
care se cam enervase.

“M-am saturat
sa-ti fiu sluga!”
mi-a raspuns ea cu ura,
din mine dand sa fuga.

-1986-

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© 2009 SARM
(Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy)