Roman Kissiov - THE POET CAN

They said:
A poet cannot feed a family

They said:
A poet can feed
Only the worms…

O, no -
The poet feeds the pigeons
The poet feeds the eagles
The poet feeds the angels
The poet feeds the hearts -
the hearts of people
still hungry
for Truth and Light…

The poet can feed thousands
with but five verses

Translated by Ralitsa Saramova