Mak Dizdar . "Penelope." Spirit of Bosnia Volume 01 No. 3 (2006): July -- https://www.spiritofbosnia.org/volume-1-no-3-2006-july/penelope/
Penelope
About you have all the songs been sung and there is
nothing more about you to be sung
About you has everything been spoken and there could be
nothing else to be said about you
Your linens have remained as mysterious as the night
and your suitors as transparent as the morning
And nevertheless I must still place you in this circle of
unclear being, things, and conditions
Oh, Penelope, Penelope, Penelope, Oh Penelope
Translated by Keith Doubt – © 2006 Keith Doubt
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