Are the curving fringe of dark lashes
And the ruby lips
With the quick flashing smile
Just another mask
of the many
artfully applied
How can a smile walk
When tears wait
on the wings
and the stage curtain hangs shut
How can the audience applaud
When the only actors
are the mimes
and the clowns
And the gaze from behind dark lashes
is still, shuttered and black
And lips close slowly over
a steady smile
And the curtain has gone down for the night
How can a smile walk
When tears wait
on the wings?
Friday, December 23,1988
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
how can a smile walk, good writing, I like it.