In Memoriam  - Ou est-tu?

 The day is crystal, the sky, an autumn blue– free of obstructions

Is that how it was for you, passing from one state to another.

Did the air tremble at the gap it had to fill.  Was there a moment when you wondered  where you were, (Où était-tu?)

And in that second before– the air touching your lips more and more gently– where were you, (Où était-tu?)

And a second later when your breathe had ceased–where were you. (Ou était-tu?)

And in the black night when the boatman dipped his oar into the silent water –where were you. (Ou était-tu?)

And when the vessel passed through the last gate, was your heart as light as a feather. 

And when you went in search of Love, did you find her.

And now, when the counting of days begins,

Where are you, Now?  (Et maintenant, où est tu?)