Blackbirdan online journal of literature and the artsSpring 2011 v10n1
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TOMAS TRANSTRÖMER
translation by Patty Crane

Three Stanzas

I
The knight and his lady
were petrified but happy
on a flying coffin lid
outside of time.

II
Jesus held up a coin
with Tiberius in profile
a profile without love
the power in circulation.

III
A dripping sword
obliterates memories.
The ground is rusting
trumpets and sheaths.


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