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Between Games

by Vasko Popa

Nobody rests

This one constantly shifts his eyes
Hangs them on his head
And whether he wants it or not starts walking
backwards
He puts them on the soles of his feet
And whether he wants it or not returns walking
on his head

This one turns into an ear
He hears all that won't let itself be heard
But he grows bored
Yearns to turn again into himself
But without eyes he can't see how

That one bares all his faces
One after the other he throws them over the roof
The last one he throws under his feet
And sinks his head into his hands

This one stretches his sight
Stretches it from thumb to thumb
Walks over it walks
First slow then fast
Then faster and faster

That one plays with his head
Juggles it in the air
Meets it with his index finger
Or doesn't meet it at all

Nobody rests


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  Translations for this Poem
 English  Spanish  French  German
 Italian  Portuguese  Korean  Russian
 Chinese  Japanese    
 

  Poems by Vasko Popa
  1. Anne Pennington
  2. A Conceited Mistake
  3. A Forgetful Number
  4. Before The Game
  5. Between Games
  6. Far Within Us 1
  7. Far Within Us 2
  8. Far Within Us 3
  9. Far Within Us 4
  10. Far Within Us 5
  11. Far Within Us 6
  12. Far Within Us 7
  13. Give Me Back My Rags
  14. Give Me Back My Rags 1
  15. Give Me Back My Rags 11
  16. Give Me Back My Rags 12
  17. Give Me Back My Rags 4
  18. Hide-And-Seek
  19. In The Village Of My Ancestors
  20. Last News About The Little Box
  21. Race
  22. The Admirers Of The Little Box
  23. The Benefactors Of The Little Box
  24. The Craftsmen Of The Little Box
  25. The Enemies Of The Little Box
  26. The Judges Of The Little Box
  27. The Little Box
  28. The Owners Of The Little Box
  29. The Prisoners Of The Little Box
  30. The Tenants Of The Little Box
  31. The Victims Of The Little Box
  32. Wedding
 
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  Vachel Lindsay 
  Vasko Popa 
  Vernon Scannell 
  Victoria Sackville-West 
   

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