«Man and Time»

A black cloud circles over the world

black like me

A rabid dog by the door beneath barks at night

rabid like me

A snake slithers along the hanging road

a snake like me

People gone crackers pass along trails

crackers like me

Whores sway on corners of streets

sway like me

Beggars howl like animals in caves

in caves like me

Monkeys jump in forests and jungles

monkeyishly like me

The insane world lives amidst dances and bullets

insane like me

Terrified is man at the birth of the superhuman

terrified me, too

At the death of the superhuman the unfortunate take heart

I take heart, too

Dritëro AGOLLI

«Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep»

Do not stand at my grave and weep,

I am not there; I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow,

I am the diamond glints on snow,

I am the sunlight on ripened grain,

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,

I am not there; I did not die.

Mary Elizabeth FRYE