by\u00a0Czes\u0142aw Mi\u0142osz<\/p>\n
Table I<\/p>\n
Only this table is certain. Heavy. Of massive wood.
\nAt which we are feasting as others have before us,
\nSensing under the varnish the touch of other fingers.
\nEverything else is doubtful. We too, appearing
\nFor a moment in the guise of men or women
\n(Why either-or?), in preordained dress.
\nI stare at her, as if for the first time.
\nAnd at him. And at her. So that I can recall them
\nIn what unearthly latitude or kingdom?
\nPreparing myself for what moment?
\nFor what departure from among the ashes?
\nIf I am here, entire, if I am cutting meat
\nIn this tavern by the wobbly splendor of the sea.<\/p>\n
Table II<\/p>\n
In a tavern by the wobbly splendor of the sea,
\nI move as in an aquarium, aware of disappearing,
\nFor we are all so mortal that we hardly live.
\nI am pleased by this union, even if funereal,
\nOf sights, gestures, touches, now and in ages past.
\nI believed my entreaties would bring time to a standstill.
\nI learned compliance, as others did before me.
\nAnd I only examine what endures here:
\nThe knives with horn handles, the tin basins,
\nBlue porcelain, strong though brittle,
\nAnd, like a rock embattled in the flow
\nAnd polished to a gloss, this table of heavy wood.<\/p>\n
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