Marcus, in un caffé letterario di Bruges, legge alcune poesie tratte da "Selected Poems 1963-2009"br br video di Mick Ravassat: "Poetry at Inzicht"br br Dedicationbr br for Eunicebr br Borne by whatever wind you come to land br And whoever, unborn, you decide to be, br This I would have you gladly understand br Before you put back out again to sea. br br The whole, of which you form a willing part, br Elects the actual vessel it will try. br Make up your mind before you ever start: br You cannot claim the birthright to deny.br br Penelope, alonebr br Homer took pen and paper, br Dipped into his mind, br Saw the poem written there br Though he was blind. br br Odysseus with oar and rudder br Thrashed on the foam, br But the sea like a fretful mother br Chided him home. br br Penelope, alone at the window, br Watched the blue sky. br In her fingers flashed a needle, br And the needle had an Eye. br br So the saga was embroidered br On a quilt of silken thread br And its mysteries unfolded br On the marriage bed. br br Penelope, solabr br Homer prese carta e penna,br Immerso nei suoi pensieri,br Ci Vide la poesia scrittabr Anche se era cieco.br br Ulisse con remo e timonebr Si dibatteva sulla spuma,br Ma il mare come una madre ansiosabr Lo richiamava a casa.br br Penelope, da sola alla finestra,br Guardava il cielo blu.br Fra le dita apparve un ago,br E l'ago aveva un occhio.br br Quindi la saga è stata ricamatabr Su una trapunta di setabr E i suoi misteri distesibr Sul letto matrimoniale.br br Geminibr br Morning sparkles on a blade br Naked virgin undismayed br br Two eyes trapped on a mirror br One dimension of error br br Rain pounding from a gutter br There are no words to utter br br The moon seen through a curtain br Can we never be certain? br br Orion's belt and scabbard br A poem sweetly laboured br br The last flicker in the grate br Poles to circumnavigate br br Her arm wrapped over his heart br Reaches for the fiery dart br br Dawn slides dripping from br br continua... leggi il testo integrale su www.suonamiunapoesia.