Poems by Zbigniew Herbert
Episode In A Library
... im away under machine-gun fire, I believed that his still warm body would be resurrected in the word ...
Objects
... t that objects do this from pedagogical considerations, to reprove us constantly for our instability ...
Home
... the cheek was extinguished by flame ...
First The Dog
... to Laika So first the faithful dog will go ...
Three Poems By Heart
... our hands won't transmit the shape of your hands ...
The Emperor's Dream
... msp; In fact the Emperor is now a wood-louse who scurries across the floor, seeking remnants of food ...
From Mythology
... perstitious neurotics carried in their pockets little statues of salt, representing the god of irony ...
A Ballad That We Do Not Perish
... they will be carried over the meadows of this world ...
Nothing Special
... ionian sea from parkers quink ...
Report From The Besieged City
... I avoid any commentary I keep a tight hold on my emotions I write about the facts&emsp ...
The Monster Of Mr Cogito
... or spear were it not for its suffocating weight ...
The Fable About A Nail
... the rising and setting of the sun revolutions of heavenly bodies ...
A Russian Tale
... Curious folk peeped into the palace windows but Krivonosov screened the windows with gibbets ...
To My Bones
... to the rains which drip from a cloud of sand) ...
Elegy Of Fortinbras
... crepe dragged on the pavement helmets boots artillery horses drums drums I know nothing exquisite ...
