An Eastern Ballad Poem by Allen Ginsberg
An Eastern Ballad
I speak of love that comes to mind:
The moon is faithful, although blind;
She moves in thought she cannot speak.
Perfect care has made her bleak.
I never dreamed the sea so deep,
The earth so dark; so long my sleep,
I have become another child.
I wake to see the world go wild.
The poem is unique in it's appeal of cadence, syntax and diction.
A straightforward enough ballad about his time teaching in Japan. Regular rhyming couplets which is unusual for him.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/24/2024 4:55:03 PM # 1.0.0.1119
The greatness about Allen Ginsberg is that he was well known of his Openess of Expression. Congratulations being chosen as the MOdern POem Of The Day. I like his openess and honesty! My congrats go to the family of the great poet