What Would They Say? Comments
What would the people say, reduced and empty,
If one fortuitous day, by some extreme fantasy,
I were to dye my hair silvery and violet, were to wear an old greek gown, exchanging the comb
for a circlet of flowers: forget-me-nots or jasmines,
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A thought provoking and meaningful poem. Thanks for sharing.
I enjoy reading her poems she might have good reason she was not fan or fun of men.
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7/18/2025 8:17:55 AM # 1.0.0
As a sparser poet, 'reduced and empty' speaks a lot to me. I wouldn't like to draw any observation on Alfonsina's effusions; nor would I - would less - vaunt her maturer poems when she was suffering from cancer: a whole world (" the globe" ;) , reflected on the surface of a teardrop, like a fisheye lens.