Every April (National Poetry month) I have signed up for Knopf Poetry's a poem-a-day. April 9th's poem this past year was a beauty, and I look forward to picking up this collection of poetry:
A Remedy For Insomnia
Not sheep coming down the hills,
not cracks on the ceiling—
count the ones you loved,
the former tenants of dreams
who would keep you awake,
once meant the world to you,
rocked you in their arms,
those who loved you...
You will fall asleep, by dawn, in tears.Vera Pavlova, If There Is Something To Desire
Translated by Steven Seymour
