Am citit alt\u0103dat\u0103, nu mai \u015ftiu \u00een ce carte,
\nC\u0103 \u00eentr-o \u0163ar\u0103 mare, de aici nu departe,
\nPl\u0103cuta frumuse\u0163e trecea de ur\u00e2ciune:
\nC\u00e2\u0163i se-nt\u00e2mpla s-o aib\u0103 se socotea sluti\u0163i;
\nIar frumo\u015fi de minune
\nSe socotea aceia ce era mai poci\u0163i.
\nOglinzi ca s\u0103 se vaz\u0103 nu se afla \u00een \u0163ar\u0103,
\n\u015ei era poprit lucru s\u0103 s-aduc\u0103 d-afar\u0103.
\nA\u015fa fie\u015ftecine
\nSocotea despre sine
\nCeea ce auzea,
\nC\u0103ci chiar undele g\u00e2rlei ce curgea prin cetate
\nEra at\u00e2t de negre \u015f-at\u00e2t de-ntunecate,
\n\u00cenc\u00e2t nu putea omul nici umbra a-\u015fi vedea.
\nDar dup\u0103 multe zile \u015fi vreme-ndelungat\u0103,
\nO corabie mare, cu oglinzi \u00eenc\u0103rcat\u0103,
\nTrec\u00e2nd pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 \u0163ara de care v\u0103 vorbesc,
\nO apuc\u0103 furtuna, o furtun\u0103 cumplit\u0103,
\nSau ca s\u0103 zic mai bine, furtun\u0103 norocit\u0103,
\nPricin\u0103 de prefaceri, de un folos ob\u015ftesc;
\n\u015ei pentru-al ob\u015ftei bine, o pagub\u0103 oricare
\nNu mi se pare mare,
\nMai v\u00e2rtos c\u00e2nd acesta nu s-atinge de mine.
\n\u00cempins\u0103 de talazuri, corabia sl\u0103bit\u0103
\nSe sf\u0103r\u00e2m\u0103, dar marf\u0103 pu\u0163in\u0103 s-a-necat;
\nOglindele mai toate le scoase la uscat.
\nLocuitorii \u0163\u0103rii,
\nC\u00e2\u0163i se afla atuncea pe \u0163\u0103rmurile m\u0103rii,
\nCu to\u0163ii alergar\u0103,
\n\u015ei-n grab le adunar\u0103.
\nSe privir\u0103 \u00een ele, \u015fi cuprin?i de mirare
\nV\u0103zur\u0103 adev\u0103rul, mul\u0163i \u00eens\u0103 cu-ntristare.
\nDar afl\u00e2nd dreg\u0103torii minunea \u00eent\u00e2mplat\u0103,
\nPoruncir\u0103 \u00eendat\u0103
\nA se sparge cu pietre \u015f-a se desfiin\u0163a
\nOglindele acelea oriunde s-ar afla.
\nMulte se sf\u0103r\u00e2mar\u0103, dar ascunser\u0103 multe
\nAcei care porunca nu vrur\u0103 s-o asculte.
\n\u015ei din vremea aceea to\u0163i oamenii frumo\u015fi
\nAr\u0103t c\u00e2te-o oglind\u0103 acelor ur\u00e2cio\u015fi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Am citit alt\u0103dat\u0103, nu mai \u015ftiu \u00een ce carte, C\u0103 \u00eentr-o \u0163ar\u0103 mare, de aici nu departe, Pl\u0103cuta frumuse\u0163e trecea de ur\u00e2ciune: C\u00e2\u0163i se-nt\u00e2mpla s-o aib\u0103 se socotea sluti\u0163i; Iar … <\/p>\n