Goya (slightly revised repost)

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Open Poetry #18

Goya (slightly revised repost)

Master
Senior Member

since 1999-08-18

Posts 1867
Boston, MA

0 posted 2002-01-11 01:34 AM

*This is a translation from Russian of a poem by Andrey Voznesensky, originally written in 1957.
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I’m Goya!
On the barren ground,
        a raven gobbled down my eyeballs gorily.

I’m worry.

I’m the voice of
The war; the debris of cities
        destroyed in the snows of the early forties.

I’m drought.

I’m the throat
Of the woman hanged, whose body above the courtyard
        continued to beat like a church-bell, gnawing.

I’m Goya!

O, Grapes
of Wrath! With passion, I heaved to the West
        the ashes of guests unwanted!
The stars that I nailed into memorial skies continue glowing.

I’m Goya!

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[This message has been edited by Master (01-11-2002 01:35 AM).]

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

1 posted 2002-01-11 07:30 AM

Master,
Does this mean you wrote this or you translated it...either way its very good.
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown

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