On the other side
it cannot be denied
Old Possum got old
by seeming to have died.
But there is more
to say:
he never threw
away his shield
(could anyone who
never fights
have lived to
fight another day?),
nor over long
sleepy years
did he know a hint
of fear—
only re-awakenings
when the coast was
clear.
And never did he
yield, not even an inch.
E. A. Costa 2
March, 2015 Granada, Nicaragua
El didelfo viejo (un paígnion)
que el didelfo viejo envejeció
por jugar a morirse.
Es seguro, por ejemplo,
que no ha tirado jamás su
escuda
(¿Cómo pudiera el que nunca luchó
(¿Cómo pudiera el que nunca luchó
no conocía nada de temores
sino que se despertaba de nuevo
(Tr.
E. A. Costa)
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