#C.Cavanagh

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Artwork: 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘴, 1967 by Richard Estes

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𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗𝗦 WHOEVER'S found out what location compassion (heart's imagination) can be contacted at these days, is herewith urged to name the place; and sing about it in full voice, and dance like crazy and rejoice beneath the frail birch that appears to be upon the verge of tears. I TEACH silence in all languages through intensive examination of: the starry sky, the Sinanthropus' jaws, a grasshopper's hop, an infant's fingernails, plankton, a snowflake. I RESTORE lost love. Act now! Special offer! You lie on last year's grass bathed in sunlight to the chin while winds of summers past caress your hair and seem to lead you in a dance. For further details, write: "Dream." WANTED: Someone to mourn the elderly who die alone in old folks' homes. Applicants, don't send forms or birth certificates. All papers will be torn, no receipts will be issued at this or later dates. FOR PROMISES made by my spouse, who's tricked so many with his sweet colors and fragrances and sounds - dogs barking, guitars in the streets - into believing that they still might conquer loneliness and fright, I cannot be responsible. Mr. Day's widow, Mrs. Night. ~ Wislawa Szymborska (𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 1957-1997, trans. by S. Baranczak and C. Cavanagh)

[Echoes of Panhala]

#poem #poetry #Wislawa Szymborska #S. Baranczak #C.Cavanagh #Echoes of Panhala #Richard Estes #telephone booths