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Poem

Gustavo Adolfo Garcés

Difficulties of Poetry

The idea was
to drink a bit
to be cheerful
but we got much
too drunk
and what we did
was to have too high
an opinion
of ourselves

Dificultades de la poesía

Dificultades de la poesía

La idea era
beber un poco
ponernos alegres
pero nos emborrachamos
en exceso
y lo que hicimos
fue tener una opinión
demasiado buena
de nosotros mismos
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Difficulties of Poetry

The idea was
to drink a bit
to be cheerful
but we got much
too drunk
and what we did
was to have too high
an opinion
of ourselves

Difficulties of Poetry

The idea was
to drink a bit
to be cheerful
but we got much
too drunk
and what we did
was to have too high
an opinion
of ourselves
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