The Rake - Η Τσουγκράνα Poem by Kostas Lagos
The Rake - Η Τσουγκράνα
Would you ever drink
a coffee made by a snake
Would you ever trust
a fox to bake a cake
I am sunbathing here
with a turtle by the lake
This place is full of leaves
Tell the hedgehog to grab a rake
Θα έπινες ποτέ καφέ
φτιαγμένο από φίδι
Θα εμπιστευόσουν ποτέ
αλεπού γλυκό να ψήσει
Λιάζομαι κολλητέ
με μια χελώνα στη λίμνη
Φύλλα παντού σκαντζόχοιρε
Η τσουγκράνα τίποτα δεν αφήνει
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5/9/2024 2:30:07 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Brilliantly summing up a characteristic divide. We ascribe our human frailties to traits of other creatures. Some people act like snakes or foxes, or lazy sunbathing turtles. But the poor hedgehog gets to do all the heavy lifting.