Insigh s om Insigh s 321
VYTAUTAS STULPINAS
The poe , Telšiai
URAŠAS, UŽRAŠU NELYGUS The e we e no
windows o he no h in he childhood
house. Dulkan is, knocked down a whi e
oad and c ossed he big summe sec e
[…] S ulpinų illage chapel. My a he
collec ed small glass ja s and, ha ing
emo ed he ea h, ca ied hem unde
he ches nu s o a la ge black building.
The e we e no windows o he no h in
he childhood house, and o a momen
he ligh s wen ou kindly and quie ly, like
sca e ed keyboa ds. The doo o he
ki chen was opened by he us ling o
aged oils, which con ained mummi ied
cake sc aps wi h plen y o bi d
d oppings. You could hea he ba king o
a dog in he illage o Keki. By he way,
no jus him. In Vasa idy's cauld on, a
che y blossomed in o he well, as i in o
ano he wo ld. By he way, he's no he
only one. Asleep, d i en by he winds, he
hu icane's blas on he op o he wild
c ab s ill cas s a shadow on he plains o
memo y, along wi h he sun o he chapel
languishing in he ields wi h me, he
shadow and he dew ha I ha e ca ied
and will ca y
VYTAUTAS STULPINAS
322 Ac a Linguis ica Li huanica LXXXV
is like a backpack ull o d awing
boa ds. On one o hem is a sha ply
eng a ed insc ip ion, une en o he
insc ip ion:
"The e we e no
windows o he no h in my childhood home".
The Passion o he Hea
The beans a e s u ed wi h dead
g asshoppe s. The people o Nu yko's camp,
he ne ous animals, u ned he kibi ai on i s
side. A e he unbea able hea comes he
hou o he u gen e acua ion: he midday
will b ing back he e e ish cough.
Wha happens is ha he men o he same ibe lay he
u hs on he g assy sandy g ass. G a e ul,
unconce ned, gen le women wi h anxious old- ashioned
glances pull ou o he ne s he p o isions o
indulgences and shyly e ea , as i ying o hide he
elie om he holy coa , only he child en. Oh... wai ,
come close , you' e go he spoke, I'm going o in e up
his sho s o y, come on, how much do you wan , help
me measu e maybe, I mean, h ough he na owness, like
some kno ed chicken, he old amily's soul ma e, and
wha else I'm u ning in o a ce amic me e , which will
immedia ely pene a e in o he G is 's pass. Look,
spa ows, be pa ien , be pa ien , don' miss any o he
li le ones, whe e he e's mo e o he ci cle and he
hou , when he clouds slide like a plume o ain.
Vy au as S ulpinas – s a inio s au o poe as
Insigh s 323 o he Inspec ion
The me apho
Doesn' he ha bo 's
wa e on ing a bell w i en
o sop ano and pianis ? No, I
ne e hough I'd ha e o swim
ou again like a i e on he
smalles a , ha in mon hs,
yea s, I'd mee Me apho a he
ish s o e, wi h a long ail and a
beak, wi h a cape, wi h he wind
blowing on a Sunday mo ning.
PRIES SAUL'S USE The g a el co ido be ween
he camels is c ossed by he an s. F om he dead
ises he squa e o Bob u gio. The mille 's
spea s a e h own in o he openings o he
mille 's blacksmi h's mill, and he pieces o mille
a e h own upwa ds, and he yellow spikes
g adually se he sun. The c ushed bamboo wagon
and he as ologe s' aile u n o he chapel
owe , he ches o d awe s om he migh y
doo s. The no elis is so y, and so is he s one
h eshold […] alone, sad and emp y. The pa he ic,
he pompous, he pa he ic slide in wa es. Kikilas,
s anding in he da kness o he u e h a, saw he
sky's ligh ning, s a ed helplessly a he bald
woman and s a ed a he g ound.
The bush and he no ella, bu s ing
be o e he sunse . No o men ion a
no elis .
VYTAUTAS STULPINAS
324 Ac a Linguis ica Li huanica LXXXV also known as he Li huanian Language Ac
PIRMOKAS is he name o he p oduc .
I used o be ich on Simon's
Daukan S ee . I had a
spinal co d inju y in he
i s g ade.
The shoulde join !
I asked o he
candy w appe s,
and I slipped he
slides o he gues s.
The shoulde join !
Yes, I was ich when I lea ned o
coun : add […] sub ac , mul iply
[…] di ide. Whe e's he zippe and
he eacup and he ie on he
walle handle? Yeah, you' e
gonna lea n how o coun wha
I'm w i ing. SAVAITS SENUMO
SHIELD A long o es oad, wi h
lea es dyed wi h g een pain ,
wi h he wo d "kandin" in he
middle. I'll u n he d awe in o a
d awe , I'll u n i in o a cold
pla e, in o a bowl wi hou ui ,
i ha 's a lie. The ligh o he old
age o Sa ai sepa a ed he
al a s. The as e o honey in
he as e o honey Insigh s 325
dilgina gomu .
Vy au as S ulpinas – s a inio s au o poe as
Honey, a lo o hings
a e o ano he ime.
A li le ip o he
sho e, a li le ip o
he woods.
The cu e o he i s
ees is almos unknown,
we jumped he boa
wi hou he wa es o he
wa es. The wo ds "old
plonimus" a e c ossed wi h a ibbon.
The GIMTINEY class
The e's nowhe e else I'd like o be
onigh . Nowhe e else. Jus his one.
The e was a lo o wa e on he hill.
Viesulas is looking o a place o hide
in he moun ains.
The ci y and he lake and
he pain ed island a e
ge ing da ke e e y day.
The calm and quie o
he u keys down he sadness.
I wouldn' wan o be anywhe e
else onigh and be in bland
e lec ions. A s eep hill wi h s eep
slopes. Wha a e you doing, soul o a
camel, wha a e you in en ions? A
slow, lonely dance, co e ed wi h a
long lea , o whom and wha ?