Little Soul

Translated By W. S. Merwin

Little soul little stray

little drifter

now where will you stay

all pale and all alone

after the way

you used to make fun of things

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Copyright Credit: Hadrian, “Little Soul,” translated by W.S. Merwin from Poetry (April 2006). Copyright © 2006 by W.S. Merwin.

Source: Poetry (April 2006)