Far Within Us #4

Portrait of Vasko Popa
Vasko Popa 1922–1991

Green gloves rustle On the avenue's branches

The evening carries us under its arm By a path which leaves no trace

The rain falls on its knees Before the fugitive windows

The yards come out of their gates And stand looking after us

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