Perseverance
I shall look at the grass
Till I obtain the degree
Of Doctor of Grass.
I shall look at the clouds
Till I become a Master
Of Clouds
I shall walk beside the smoke
Till out of shame
The smoke returns to the flame
Of its beginning.
I shall walk beside all things
Till all things
Come to know me.
-Marin Sorescu
Translated by D.J. Enright and Joana Russell-Gebbett; from The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry
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