Migjeni Poems

On the mercy of the merciless
The little beggar survived.
His life ran its course
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A sleepless night
Suffering
Luckless inspiration
Incomprehensible song
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Sing, youth, the loveliest song you know!
Sing the song that seethes within your breast,
Let your joy burst forth in passion...
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The mosques and churches float through our memories,
Prayers devoid of sense or taste echo from their walls.
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In tears have we found consolation...
Our heritage in life has been
Misery... for this whole world
Is but a grave in the universal womb,
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A pale-faced nun who with the sins of this world
Bears my sins, too, upon her weary shoulders,
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Oh, noble grief of the suffering soul
That into free verse bursts out...
Would you perchance take comfort
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The banners
Of a mournful melancholy
Wave
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Is there the theme of a poem among fading memories,
Among the happy memories of childhood innocence,
When the heart was full of worldly pleasures,
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For some time now
I have seen clearly
How from suffering my eyes are growing larger,
The furrows in my face and brow are growing deeper,
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