poem for today

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  Posted by Mary Ann Caws (she/her) on September 11, 2020 at 10:24 am

  this apposite poem for today, alas

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  BY WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA
  TRANSLATED BY CLARE CAVANAGH

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  They jumped from the burning floors-
  one, two, a few more,
  higher, lower.

  The photograph halted them in life,
  and now keeps them
  above the earth toward the earth.

  Each is still complete,
  with a particular face
  and blood well hidden.

  There’s enough time
  for hair to come loose,
  for keys and coins
  to fall from pockets.

  They’re still within the air’s reach,
  within the compass of places
  that have just now opened.

  I can do only two things for them-
  describe this flight
  and not add a last line.?

  Mary Ann Caws

• Madeleine Barnes

  Participant

  September 11, 2020 at 10:31 am

  I love this so much.

  On Sep 11, 2020, at 10:24 AM, Mary Ann Caws (Poets Together!) <[email protected]> wrote:

  
  Patricia Laurence

  Participant

  September 11, 2020 at 10:41 am

  So moving to read this today.
  Patricia Brody

  Participant

  September 11, 2020 at 4:22 pm

  This is an amazing poem. Mary Ann where is poets name?

  On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 10:24 AM Mary Ann Caws (Poets Together!) <
  [email protected]> wrote:

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