This poem is taken from PN Review 214, Volume 40 Number 2, November - December 2013.
'Babylon V' and Other Poems
Babylon V
Pascal's universe
of measureless voided space
once held me terrorised
Now at the end of the XX century
I see at last
that Copernicus and Galileo
needlessly risked their lives
I wish to sleep peacefully
on this small planet
round which the sun
revolves
The Last Judgment
Burning morning heat as we depart
in an ancient motor-boat
from the San Zaccaria jetty near San Marco
towards the Lido. Slowly
...
Pascal's universe
of measureless voided space
once held me terrorised
Now at the end of the XX century
I see at last
that Copernicus and Galileo
needlessly risked their lives
I wish to sleep peacefully
on this small planet
round which the sun
revolves
The Last Judgment
Burning morning heat as we depart
in an ancient motor-boat
from the San Zaccaria jetty near San Marco
towards the Lido. Slowly
...
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