when the house fell down
- the had been warned it was decaying
long ago & many times & always in vain -
a few of them still clung
to the odd beam even as they fell
& praised the plans of the architects
the also praised the foundations
before into their quickly spreading cracks
they vanished in the end
& from the depths still they were praising
the roof built to protect them
the collapse of which finally killed them
Translated by Andre Lefevere
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