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I
The ship moves
but its smoke
moves with the wind
faster than the ship
— thick coils of it
through leafy trees
pressing
upon the river
II
The heat makes
this place of the woods
a room
in which two robins pain
crying
distractedly
over the plight of
their unhappy you......
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These are my modern English translations of epigrams and poems by Leonardo da Vinci. I suspect da Vinci's “Paragone of Poetry and Painting” may have been aimed like a dart at his greatest rival, Michelangelo!
Excerpts from “Paragone of Poetry and Painting” and Other Writings
by Leonardo da Vinci, circa 1500
loose translation/in...
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