Poetry Analysis

Conversation Piece

Original Poetry

Conversation Piece My Portuguese•bred aunt picked up a clay shivalingam one day and said: Is this an ashtray? No, said the salesman, This is our god.

Translation

A topic for discussion My aunt from Portugal took a clay statue of Shiva one day and expressed: Is this a container for cigarette ashes? No, the person selling it said, This represents our deity.

Conversation Piece by Eunice de Souza — Poem, Translation & Meaning