Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Black Bird of Pain



(For Van Gogh)
Your story
Is not only the story of
The eye,
The brush
Or the palette.
It is the sad tale
Of a lonely heart
Beating in the prison
Of deep darkness,
Who does not know
Why a black bird of pain
Keeps flying on his face,
Again and again.

Tr. Baidar Bakht
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