She Asked You Poem by Vladimir Holan
She Asked You
A girl asked you: What is poetry?
You wanted to say to her: You are too, ah yes, you are
and that in fear and wonder,
which prove the miracle,
I'm jealous of your beauty's ripeness,
and because I can't kiss you nor sleep with you,
and because I have nothing and whoever has nothing to give
must sing...
But you didn't say it, you were silent
and she didn't hear the song.
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Holan is among the greatest poets of the 20th century. How weird there is just one poem to represent his wonderful work...* *