She is wearing the shawl. It's red and gold.
In the lake's oval she studies herself.
But she's not well. She hasn't yet been told
that's the shawl they'll bury her in.
(1926)
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Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska - The Poems
PoetryAll poems by Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, translated in English.
AUTUMN (Jesień)
She is wearing the shawl. It's red and gold.
In the lake's oval she studies herself.
But she's not well. She hasn't yet been told
that's the shawl they'll bury her in.
(1926)
