![]() Yavor's work is also online at liternet.bg ______ Email Yavor ______ Author's Note: * Apsaras, in Hindu mythology, heavenly nymph of great beauty, often represented as a dancer at the court of the Hindu god Indra. In early Hindu sculptures apsarases are frequently depicted with gandharvas, their heavenly consorts. Apsarases also appear in Buddhist art. |
![]() Translated from the Bulgarian by ![]() The Bay of Naples
Naples Sea, you're amazing at night With the Zephyr's scarf unrolled, When your blue, crystal waters of light Suffuse the moon with gold. In a charming night how I love to float On those dormant waves of yours, And observe Vesuvius from a small boat Smoke into the celestial gauze, Or watch Naples sleep under your caresses, Or gaze at the lifeless Pompeii Forum, And exchange loud kisses with Apsarases* Arm in arm with your sweet indecorum. What Is a Poet's Soul Like?
A tight and chiming string that resounds to anything— a single stroke or evil blow— always by the same rondo. |