June 15, 2010

Poems from the Madhouse of Mondragon - III



A madman touched by heaven's curse
sings shamefully in a corner
his songs talk of angels and things
that take the joy from the human eye
life rots at his feet like a rose
and near his tomb, there goes
a Princess.


Leopoldo Maria Panero
Translated from spanish by Emmanuel Caballero

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