Poem
Borben Vladović
Key Chains
The little shop on a steep streetwith the door-bell
playing Mozart’s music.
Key chains made from
amber, cross, Jesus,
old coins, forged letters were on sale.
Stuffed drawers, dimmed light
rosy cheeked saleswoman with a bunch
of keys.
Obviously, these are fake keys
for testing all those key chains?
They’re not, replied the handle:
these keys are for opening
so that you can enter in the amber
like the captured butterfly
hanging on my neck
© Translation: 2004, Miloš Đurđević
Privjesci za ključeve
Privjesci za ključeve
Mala trgovina u strmoj ulicis ulaznim zvoncem
Mozartove glazbe
Prodaju se privjesci
od jantara, križa, Isusa,
staroga novca, iskovanih slova
Prenatrpani pretinci, prigušeno svjetlo
rumena prodavačica sa svežnjem
ključeva
Očito su to pokusni ključevi
za sve ove privjeske?
Nisu, odgovori ručica:
ovi su ključevi za otvaranje
da vi možete ući i jantar
kao uhvaćeni leptir
na mome vratu
© 2000, Borben Vladović
From: Lirika
Publisher: Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb
From: Lirika
Publisher: Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb
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Key Chains
The little shop on a steep streetwith the door-bell
playing Mozart’s music.
Key chains made from
amber, cross, Jesus,
old coins, forged letters were on sale.
Stuffed drawers, dimmed light
rosy cheeked saleswoman with a bunch
of keys.
Obviously, these are fake keys
for testing all those key chains?
They’re not, replied the handle:
these keys are for opening
so that you can enter in the amber
like the captured butterfly
hanging on my neck
© 2004, Miloš Đurđević
From: Lirika
From: Lirika
Key Chains
The little shop on a steep streetwith the door-bell
playing Mozart’s music.
Key chains made from
amber, cross, Jesus,
old coins, forged letters were on sale.
Stuffed drawers, dimmed light
rosy cheeked saleswoman with a bunch
of keys.
Obviously, these are fake keys
for testing all those key chains?
They’re not, replied the handle:
these keys are for opening
so that you can enter in the amber
like the captured butterfly
hanging on my neck
© 2004, Miloš Đurđević
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