Variations on Paulo Leminski

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[from polonaises]
um poema
que não se entende
é digno de nota

a dignidade suprema
de um navio
perdendo a rota

[content]
a poem
that you don’t understand
is worthy of note

the supreme dignity
of a ship
lost at sea

[rhyme]
a poem
that’s not understood
should have its say

the utmost decorum
of a ship
that has lost its way