Friday, October 22, 2010

An offering by the poet Hafiz

There is
A madman inside of you
Who is always running for office --
Why vote him in,
For he never keeps the accounts straight.
He gets all kinds of crooked deals
Happening all over town
That will just give you a big headache
And glue to your kisser
A gigantic
Confused
Frown.

-- translation by Daniel Ladinski

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