In Ndrek Gjini’s short lyric, a person and a field move through the same small rituals. Both have their hair cut—the field is trimmed or mowed, while the speaker gets a haircut. Both are washed by rain overnight. In the morning, the field is woken by a rainbow’s kiss, and the speaker by a mother’s phone call. The poem feels tender and lightly amused, treating the field not as a grand symbol but as a companion living through parallel moments of care and renewal. The rainbow and the phone call are both gentle touches, one from the sky and one from home. The mood is quiet, fresh, and affectionate, like standing outside after rain and noticing that you and the world have been renewed in ordinary ways. The speaker seems to feel not separate from nature but in easy rhythm with it.
The Field and I — Summary
The field and I had cut our hair last afternoon.
We had a shower by rain last night.
Today, the field was woken up by a kiss of the rainbow
Me, by my mother’s phone call.