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With Closed Eyes, Facing the Sun

Translation by Irfan Malik

 

 

In an ocean of sharp pink
up shines the moon
a black cobra
swimming through the waves

the palace is splendid
though invisible
all the rooms are empty
not a soul is living there

still the old fear remains:
who knows when
a thief will come in
to spill a sea of blood.

 

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