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Wilawa Szmborska (1923-2012: Tarsier, from No End of Fun (1967), translated by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh
Western Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus), Kinabatangan River, Borneo: photo by Steve O'Shea, 29 July 2013
Tarsiers, Bohol Island Sanctuary, The Philippines: image via Atlas Obscura @atlasobscura, 28 June 2015
Tarsier, Bohol Island Sanctuary, The Philippines: photo by Bonnie Stewart, 2015: image via Aar Kay @pictureoftheday, 8 July 2015
I am a tarsier and a tarsier’s son,
the grandson and great-grandson of tarsiers,
a tiny creature, made up of two pupils
and whatever simply could not be left out;
miraculously saved from further alterations --
since I’m no one’s idea of a treat,
my coat’s too small for a fur collar,
my glands provide no bliss,
and concerts go on without my gut --
I, a tarsier,
sit living on a human fingertip.
the grandson and great-grandson of tarsiers,
a tiny creature, made up of two pupils
and whatever simply could not be left out;
miraculously saved from further alterations --
since I’m no one’s idea of a treat,
my coat’s too small for a fur collar,
my glands provide no bliss,
and concerts go on without my gut --
I, a tarsier,
sit living on a human fingertip.
Good morning, lord and master,
what will you give me
for not taking anything from me?
How will you reward me for your own magnanimity?
What price will you set on my priceless head
for the poses I strike to make you smile?
what will you give me
for not taking anything from me?
How will you reward me for your own magnanimity?
What price will you set on my priceless head
for the poses I strike to make you smile?
My good lord is gracious,
my good lord is kind.
Who else could bear such witness if there were
no creatures unworthy of death?
You yourselves, perhaps?
But what you’ve come to know about yourselves
will serve for a sleepless night from star to star.
my good lord is kind.
Who else could bear such witness if there were
no creatures unworthy of death?
You yourselves, perhaps?
But what you’ve come to know about yourselves
will serve for a sleepless night from star to star.
And only we few who remain unstripped of fur,
untorn from bone, unplucked of soaring feathers,
esteemed in all our quills, scales, tusks, and horns,
and in whatever else that ingenious protein
has seen fit to clothe us with,
we, my lord, are your dream,
which finds you innocent for now.
untorn from bone, unplucked of soaring feathers,
esteemed in all our quills, scales, tusks, and horns,
and in whatever else that ingenious protein
has seen fit to clothe us with,
we, my lord, are your dream,
which finds you innocent for now.
I am a tarsier -- the father and grandfather of tarsiers
a tiny creature, nearly half of something,
yet nonetheless a whole no less than others,
so light that twigs spring up beneath my weight
and might have lifted me to heaven long ago
if I hadn’t had to fall
time and again
like a stone lifted from hearts
grown oh so sentimental:
I, a tarsier,
know well how essential it is to be a tarsier.
a tiny creature, nearly half of something,
yet nonetheless a whole no less than others,
so light that twigs spring up beneath my weight
and might have lifted me to heaven long ago
if I hadn’t had to fall
time and again
like a stone lifted from hearts
grown oh so sentimental:
I, a tarsier,
know well how essential it is to be a tarsier.
Wilawa Szmborska (1923-2012: Tarsier, from No End of Fun (1967), translated by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh
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Tarsius bancanus [Cephalopachus bancanus] -- Tarsier [Western Tarsier]: photo by Rookuzz, 15 May 2011
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Tarsius bancanus [Cephalopachus bancanus] -- Tarsier [Western Tarsier]: photo by Rookuzz, 15 May 2011
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Tarsier. In the sanctuary near the town of Corella, on the Philippine Island of Bohol: photo by Peter Hellberg, 15 February 2011
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Tarsier. In the sanctuary near the town of Corella, on the Philippine Island of Bohol: photo by Peter Hellberg, 15 February 2011
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Carlito syrichta (Philippine Tarsier): photo by Jasper Greek Golangco, 2006
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Tarsier, Bohol Island Sanctuary, Corella, The Philippines: photo by yeowatzup, 4 November 2007
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Philippine Tarsier (Carlito syrichta), one of the smallest primates. This one is about 5 inches long with a tail longer than its body. Photo taken in Bohol, Philippines: photo by mtoz, 20 June 2007
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Philippine Tarsier (Carlito syrichta), one of the smallest primates. This one is about 5 inches long with a tail longer than its body. Photo taken in Bohol, Philippines: photo by mtoz, 20 June 2007
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Tarsier. Bohol, The Philippines: photo by JT's Hazy Reality, 22 February 2015
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Tarsier. Bohol, The Philippines: photo by JT's Hazy Reality, 22 February 2015
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Philippine Tarsier: photo by Steve Olmstead, 14 November 2008
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Tarsier, Bohol, The Philippines: photo by Edward Musiak, 2 September 2011
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Tarsier, Bohol, The Philippines: photo by Edward Musiak, 2 September 2011
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Tarsier, Bohol, The Philippines: photo by jaya, 22 December 2007
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Tarsier, Bohol, The Philippines: photo by jaya, 22 December 2007
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Tarsiers, Bohol, The Philippines: photo by jaya, 22 December 2007
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Tarsiers, Bohol, The Philippines: photo by jaya, 22 December 2007
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Carlito syrichta (Philippine Tarsier): photo by Jasper Greek Golangco, 2006
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Crowding the branch. Tarsiers, Bohol, ThePhilippines: photo by igorms, 9 April 2006
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Crowding the branch. Tarsiers, Bohol, ThePhilippines: photo by igorms, 9 April 2006
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Western Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus), Kinabatangan River, Borneo: photo by Steve O'Shea, 29 July 2013
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Western Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus), Kinabatangan River, Borneo: photo by Steve O'Shea, 29 July 2013
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Western Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus), Kinabatangan River, Borneo: photo by Steve O'Shea, 29 July 2013
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Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier), Nangkoko NP. Sulawesi, Indonesia: photo by Bernard Dupont, April 2003
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Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier), Nangkoko NP. Sulawesi, Indonesia: photo by Bernard Dupont, April 2003
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Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier), Nangkoko NP. Sulawesi, Indonesia: photo by Bernard Dupont, April 2003
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Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier), Nangkoko NP. Sulawesi, Indonesia: photo by Bernard Dupont, April 2003
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Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier), Nangkoko NP. Sulawesi, Indonesia: photo by Bernard Dupont, April 2003
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Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier), Nangkoko NP. Sulawesi, Indonesia: photo by Bernard Dupont, April 2003
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Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier), Nangkoko NP. Sulawesi, Indonesia: photo by Bernard Dupont, April 2003
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Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier), Nangkoko NP. Sulawesi, Indonesia: photo by Bernard Dupont, April 2003
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Bornean Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus), Bilit, Sabah, Malaysia: photo by Bernard Dupont, 19 September 2012
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Bornean Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus), Bilit, Sabah, Malaysia: photo by Bernard Dupont, 19 September 2012
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Bornean Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus), Bilit, Sabah, Malaysia: photo by Bernard Dupont, 19 September 2012
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Bornean Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus), Bilit, Sabah, Malaysia: photo by Bernard Dupont, 19 September 2012
Tarsiers, Bohol Island Sanctuary, The Philippines: image via Atlas Obscura @atlasobscura, 28 June 2015
Tarsier, Bohol Island Sanctuary, The Philippines; Hello again, little one!: image via The Tummy Traveler @tummytraveler, 27 July 2015
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Tarsier. Bohol, The Philippines: photo by baltamour carla, 26 December 2008
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Tarsier. Bohol, The Philippines: photo by baltamour carla, 26 December 2008