exercise with archaisms I
Ritos órficos | Orphic Rites
Solo en inglés — Only in English
I’m the tallest man in the world
I wish to be
three steps to cross half the Nation
and knock with stone fingers upon your door
to protect your rest
to feed the fire in haste
with a heart brave
and a mind untroubled yet
you are the thirstiest man in the world
you wish to be
three gulps to drain the clouds dry
and bring forth the drought of a year
he’s the widest man in the world
he wishes to be
he’s the sweet tears
the sea without salt
the waves that rush in and do not ask
for your grace to flood the abyss