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    Why do trees weep leaves without warning?
    Why do the old choose to die in their mountain hamlets?
    Why did his people turn to terror?
    Why does love tie him down?
    How is he a poet if he’s afraid to look for answers?
    © Translation: 2008, Robin S. Ngangom

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    © 2008, Robin S. Ngangom
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    Why do trees weep leaves without warning?
    Why do the old choose to die in their mountain hamlets?
    Why did his people turn to terror?
    Why does love tie him down?
    How is he a poet if he’s afraid to look for answers?
    © 2008, Robin S. Ngangom

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    Why do trees weep leaves without warning?
    Why do the old choose to die in their mountain hamlets?
    Why did his people turn to terror?
    Why does love tie him down?
    How is he a poet if he’s afraid to look for answers?
    © 2008, Robin S. Ngangom
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