Adél Kálnay: A Question
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from Hungarian into English)

 

Can one be good in a world gone wrong,
walk through winter with coat undone,
stick bacon on a frozen twig,
not hunt the rabbit or the pheasant quick,
press bread into a beggar’s hand,
stay faithful where temptations stand,
open the gate of your humble home,
let any soul inside who roams,
wipe a tear from a small child’s eye,
never raise your voice or fight,
bend for a sparrow stiff with cold,
never speak of troubles told,
wish for peace, and beauty, and calm,
give, give, with open palms,
hear perfection in a bird’s sweet song...

Can one be good in a world gone wrong?