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SCUMBLE-D
—after "The Bounty" by Derek Walcott
I cannot remember the name of that mountain city
but it trembled
..............................it is near XYZ
a town with hyphens
Now, so many deaths
..............................the only art left—
the preparation of grace
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A Tagalog Translation by Paolo Manalo:
DI-NIBUHO
Halaw sa "The Bounty" ni Derek Walcott
Hindi ko matandaan ang ngalan ng lungsod na iyon sa bundok
pero nanginig ito
malapit sa XYZ
isang bayang ginigitlingan
Ngayon, maraming namatay
ang nalalabing sining—ang paghahanda sa dis-
grasya