The earth is a crumpled sheet.

The young man – a golden bee – is sleeping on it,

The young man – a golden bee – is sleeping on it,
The young man – a golden bee – is sleeping on it,
The lashes on his cheeks stiffen like streaks of humming sun.
The lashes on his cheeks stiffen like streaks of humming sun.
He dreams of words from far away, of the touches
He dreams of words from far away, of the touches
sealed in them like honey sealed in honeycomb cells . . .  —Oksana Zabuzhko, translated by Lisa Sapinkopf
sealed in them like honey sealed in honeycomb cells . . .
—Oksana Zabuzhko, translated by Lisa Sapinkopf

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