POETRY FROM RUTH PADEL

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POETRY FROM RUTH PADEL

TIGER DRINKING AT FOREST POOL
THE FOREST, THE CORRUPT OFFICIAL AND A BOWL OF PENIS SOUP
MARY’S ELEPHANT, ELIZABETH’S SPINET


Water, moonlight, danger, dream.
Bronze urn, angled on a tree root: one
Slash of light, then gone. A red moon
Seen through clouds, or almost seen.

Treasure found but lost, flirting between
The worlds of lost and found. An unjust law
Repealed, a wish come true, a lifelong
Sadness healed. Haven, in the mind,

To anyone hurt by littleness. A prayer
For the moment, saved; treachery forgiven.
Flame of the crackle-glaze tangle, amber
Reflected in grey milk-jade. An old song
Remembered, long debt paid.
A painting on silk, which may fade.

AuthorRuth Sophia Padel
Translated byOgnen Cemerski
2018-10-30T11:13:58+00:00 October 21st, 2017|Categories: Poetry, Blesok no. 116|0 Comments