«All’s finished: you and I are fractured. / I sang my songs of sorrow line by line / As I embraced your knees the final time. / All’s finished now — I heeded your reaction. / It’s done. I won’t deceive myself again. / I won’t pursue you, full of grief and woe. / Perhaps, one d...»
«One bearded sage concluded: there's no motion. / Without a word, another walked before him. / He couldn’t answer better; all adored him / And all agreed that he disproved that notion. / But one can see it all in a different light, / For me, another funny thought comes into play: / We w...»
«I still recall the wondrous moment: / When you appeared before my sight / As though a brief and fleeting omen, / Pure phantom in enchanting light. In sorrow, when I felt unwell, / Caught in the bustle, in a daze, / I fell under your voice’s spell / And dreamt the features of your face...»
«O blazing Muse of pure satire! / Come forth on my inviting call! / I do not need the thundering lyre, / Give me the scourge of Juvenal! / And neither lifeless imitators / Nor hungry, gluttonous translators, / Nor rhymesters, unsatisfied, / Shall fester from my pen tonight. / Peace to...»