Purgatory
by Maxine Kumin
And suppose the darlings get to Mantua,
suppose they cheat the crypt, what next? Begin
with him, unshaven. Though not, I grant you, a
displeasing cockerel, there’s egg yolk on his chin.
His seedy robe’s aflap, he’s got the rheum.
Poor dear, the cooking lard has smoked her eye.
Another Montague is in the womb
although the first babe’s bottom’s not yet dry.
She scrolls a weekly letter to her Nurse
who dares to send a smock through Balthasar,
and once a month, his father posts a purse.
News from Verona? Always news of war.
Such sour years it takes to right this wrong!
The fifth act runs unconscionably long.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- A Dream, After Reading Dante’s Episode Of Paolo And Francesca poem – John Keats poems
- Indian Weavers by Sarojini Naidu
- Степан Щипачев – Любовью дорожить умейте
- Fine Apricot Lodge by Wang Wei
- Николай Тихонов – И сказал женщине суд
- Fairytale by Nicole M Nugent
- Владимир Высоцкий – Жан, Жак, Гийом, Густав нормальные французы
- Robert Burns: On A Henpecked Country Squire:
- Владимир Британишский – Лето 1845 года в Соколове
- Robert Burns: Twas Na Her Bonie Blue E’e:
- Федор Сологуб – Слепой судьбе противореча
- Homecoming of Love on the Sands by Rafael Alberti
- Twelve Years by Paul Celan
- Олег Бундур – Сломанное дерево
- Гавриил Державин – Капнисту
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Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
