The Palace Of Laughter
by Zbigniew Herbert (tr. Milosz & Scott)
A swing, a whirlabout, a shooting-gallery -- these are the amusements of common people. Subtle intellects, reflective natures prefer the Palace of Laughter. Its lofty and secret purpose is to prepare us for the worst. Here in one mirror is shown our body taken down from the wheel -- a misshapen sack of broken bones, in another our body taken down from the meat-hook after a long dry distillation in the air.
Visit the Palace of Laughter. Visit the Palace of Laughter. This is the vestibule of life, the anteroom of torture.
by Zbigniew Herbert (tr. Milosz & Scott)
A swing, a whirlabout, a shooting-gallery -- these are the amusements of common people. Subtle intellects, reflective natures prefer the Palace of Laughter. Its lofty and secret purpose is to prepare us for the worst. Here in one mirror is shown our body taken down from the wheel -- a misshapen sack of broken bones, in another our body taken down from the meat-hook after a long dry distillation in the air.
Visit the Palace of Laughter. Visit the Palace of Laughter. This is the vestibule of life, the anteroom of torture.
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