NICOLAE AND ELENA CEAUSESCU
(Looking at a newspaper photograph of their execution - 12/25/89)
in death
they do not look
like tyrants
slumped against
that wall,
eyes closed
no more evil
than any two
elderly shoppers
caught
at day's end—
wiped out.
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NICOLAE SI ELENA CEAUSESCU
(Privind o fotografie din ziar care înfatiseaza
executia lor - 25 decembrie 1989)
morti
ei nu mai par
a fi tirani
prabusiti lânga
acel zid
cu ochii-nchisi
nu mai sunt întruparea Raului
ci doar doi
batrâni plecati la cumparaturi
surprinsi
la amurgul vietii -
adica lichidati.
(Romanian translation by Anton Scutaru and Daniel Dragomirescu)
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About Peggy
My writing (poetry and prose) has been published in online and print literary journals and anthologies, including Breathe: 101 Contemporary Odes (C&R Press), Spindle, The Muse Strikes Back (Story Line Press), Bridges (Indiana University Press), and Iodine...
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Causes Peggy Landsman Supports
Green Peace, Pro Literacy Worldwide, International Planned Parenthood, Doctors without Borders, National Jewish Health
Peggy’s Favorite Books
Wuthering Heights, Northanger Abbey, Slaughterhouse 5, Crime and Punishment, War and Peace
I'm wondering if you know of
I'm wondering if you know of this poem by Leonard Cohen (whom I class as a God amongst us).
All There is to know about Adolf Eichmann
Eyes: Medium
Hair: Medium
Weight: Medium
Height: Medium
Distinguishing features: None
Number of fingers: Ten
Intelligence: Medium
What did you expect?
Talons?
Oversize incisors?
Green saliva?
Madness?
poem by Leonard Cohen
Yes, I certainly do! And I also am an admirer of much of Cohen's work.
Thank you for your comment. I would have responded sooner, but this is the first I knew of it. There must have been a glitch because I never got an email.
Best,
Peggy