Children’s Prayer at Dawn
I wake up from the dream
That lights our way home
I’ve lost my favorite schoolbag
And colored pencil
I asked myself sadly
If I had a sacred school
I will study hard. And I am
Still singing and dancing
If I had the wings of Angels
I’d fly to heaven
Perhaps, there, no bleeding
And the pain of the dawn
I Pray for the Silence of the Rivers
My heart, this morning
With anxiety for someone or a place
Can I be the green wind
Over all countries
I’m living, today
I don’t feel happier than yesterday
I pray for the silence of the rivers
And the quiet night of the earth
Hadaa Sendoo is a world-renowned Mongolian poet, translator, and literary critic. He is considered one of the leading voices in contemporary poetry, and his work is a unique milestone in modern poetry worldwide. His work often explores the intersection of nature, nomadic traditions, and universal human suffering. Critics note his ability to blend traditional Mongolian subjects with modernist and avant-garde sensibilities. Sendoo’s poems have been translated into more than 40 languages. In 2012, at the Poetry Parnassus festival in London, where his poems were literally dropped by helicopter over the city as part of a “Rain of Poems” event. He has received numerous honors, including: Poet of the Millennium Award (2000). Mongolian Writers Union Prize (2009). World Peace Prize (2019).
