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Author Archives: Malcolm Farley
The Dog & The Perfume Bottle
VIII. The Dog & The Perfume Bottle (a free translation) “My beautiful dog, my good little doggy, my pooch, come here and breath in the wonderful cologne I’ve just bought at the best perfume shop in town.” And the dog, … Continue reading
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Tagged Baudelaire, dog perfume, perfume, poem, Spleen de Paris, Translation
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Two Thieves & A Yugo
XIII.— TWO THIEVES & A YUGO (a free translation) Two crooks were fighting over a stolen Yugo: one wanted to keep it, the other to sell it. While gun barrels itched in their holsters, while our heroes tried to psyche each … Continue reading
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Tagged de la Fontaine, French poetry, political poetry, satire, Translation
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The Older I Get…
THE OLDER I GET… The older I get, the more I appreciate the ability to be happy—which is a habit of mind as much it is good fortune or a momentary, pleasant mood. So, say, when I was a teenager, … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day “My mother did not carry me around under her arm like a loaf of French bread the way former Governor Palin carries her son Trig around looking for sympathy and votes.” —Andrea Fay Friedman on objections … Continue reading
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