POEM
Little Soul
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
Translated by W. S. Merwin
Hadrian, “Little Soul,” translated by W.S. Merwin from Poetry (April 2006). Copyright © 2006 by W.S. Merwin.
Source: Poetry (April 2006).
This poem originally appeared in the April 2006 issue of Poetry.
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