She said the words from age to age all men have yearned to hear
And women too lean forward if perchance these words most dear
May enter in to listening ears to seal their precious fate,
She said, “I think it looks as if you may be losing weight.”
First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde
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