José Caycedo Villarraga’s Reviews > Antología poética > Status Update
José Caycedo Villarraga
is on page 212 of 352
LEDA AND THE SWAN
“A sudden blow: the great wings beating still
Above the staggering girl, her things caressed
By the dark webs, her nape caught in his bill,
He holds her helpless breast upon his breast.
How can those terrified vague fingers push
The feathered glory from her loosening things?
And how can body, laid in that white rush,
But feel the strange heart beating where it lies?”….
— Mar 21, 2026 11:00AM
“A sudden blow: the great wings beating still
Above the staggering girl, her things caressed
By the dark webs, her nape caught in his bill,
He holds her helpless breast upon his breast.
How can those terrified vague fingers push
The feathered glory from her loosening things?
And how can body, laid in that white rush,
But feel the strange heart beating where it lies?”….
Like flag
José’s Previous Updates
José Caycedo Villarraga
is on page 150 of 352
MEMORY
“One han a lovely face,
And two or three had charm,
But charm and face were in vain
Because the mountain grass
Cannot but keep the form
Where the mountain hare has lain.”
— Mar 21, 2026 05:59AM
“One han a lovely face,
And two or three had charm,
But charm and face were in vain
Because the mountain grass
Cannot but keep the form
Where the mountain hare has lain.”
