The Hunt

Feb 22, 2026

The Hunt

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I leapt from the thicket
onto the eternal hunting grounds...
But the hounds of the armed legions
of Destiny caught my scent at once.

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I heard their baying,
the horn, and the
thundering of hooves...
I ran... 
I rushed, crashing through
the meadow of consciousness,
desperate for a tiny refuge...

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An infant’s body,
like a shrub,
enveloped me when
I found my hiding place.
There I trembled beneath it,
and wept with fear...

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       © Erika Csiszar. All rights reserved.

Hungarian version

Vadászat

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Kiugrottam s sűrűből 
az örök vadászmezőkre....
De azonnal szagot fogtak az
elrendeltetés felfegyverkezett 
seregének kutyái.
Hallottam a csaholásukat, 
a kürtöt, és a lovak dobogását....

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Futottam...rohantam csörtetve
a tudat tisztásán át
egy apró menedékért...

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A csecsemőtest mint cserje
körbevett, mikor búvóhelyre találtam.
Ott reszkettem alatta, 
és sírtam a félelemtől....

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      © Erika Csiszar. All rights reserved.

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