1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Only so much can be done in a day, in a week, in a month, in a year... only so much. What happens when pro-activeness deflates &amp;amp; the bleary eyes only see those activities beyond the attainable? In this poem, from Persuasion of the Days, the Argentine poet Oliverio Girondo explores the unattainable, with an almost Epicurean tone. (It would not be a mistake to compare Girondo here with the poems of Ricardo Reis, one of Fernando Pessoa's heteronyms). The Smelting Process Podcast http://www.jwmulligan.wordpress.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/667318/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/667318