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Monday, 10 April 2023

Like someone - Ágnes Nemes Nagy

Like someone who came with a message from far away
and then forgot it completely
and of all of the grainy light only a handful
stayed in him, tied in a bundle –
 
so wanders the forgetful one
in his body's rumpled coat. 

Ágnes Nemes Nagy (1922 - 1991) Hungary
Translated by Bruce Berlind
Source: Visegrad Magic Cube (Babelweb)

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