Je donne à mon espoir (2008)

Je donne à mon espoir (2008)

(November 23, 2008) Je donne à mon espoir: A Translation from Apollinaire. Auckland: Pania Press, 2008.

Je donne à mon espoir

(after Apollinaire)

I give for hope my eyes semi-precious stones
I give for hope my hands victory palms
I give for hope my feet supermarket carts
I give for hope my mouth this kiss
I give for hope my nostrils sampling spring flowers
I give for hope my heart keeping its promise
I give for hope the future flickering like a candle
          far off in the forest

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