Robert Lax: 5 Poems
The original English version of a collection of poems
translated into Hungarian by Márton Koppány.Sources: New Poems, Journeyman Books, published by Emil Antonucci, New York, 1962; Fables, Journeyman Books, New York, 1970. (Hungarian text in: Kalligram Magazine, January 2003.)
the first goodby
the second goodby
the third goodby
the fourth goodby
the fifth goodby
the sixth goodby
the seventh goodby
the eight goodby
the ninth goodby
the tenth goodby
the eleventh goodby
the twelfth goodby
the hundred & twenty-first goodby
the hundred & forty-fourth goodby
the hundred & eighty-ninth goodby
goodby
goodby
goodby
 he was
following
a hero
following
a hero
following
a hero
he had
never 
seen
river
river
river
river
river
river
river
river
river
river
river
river
A Problem in Design
what if
you like
to draw
big flowers,
but what
if some
sage has
told you
that
there is
nothing
more
beautiful
nothing
more
beautiful
than a
straight
line
?
what should
you draw:
big flowers?
straight lines?
i think
you should
draw
big flowers
big flowers
big flowers
big flowers
big flowers
big flowers
big flowers
big flowers
until
they become
a straight
line.
in me
in me
in me
is the
watcher
in me
in me
in me
is the
watcher
in me
is the
watcher
in me
is the
watcher
in me
in me
in me
is the
watcher
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