/ Unmoving as a venerated idol
Encased in dense links of steel
Outlined against the water, sombre and transfixed Like some enchanted prince
Held prisoner forever
In the river’s crystal palace.

Inmóvil como un ídolo sagrado,
ceñido en mallas de compacto acero,
está ante el agua estático y sombrío, a manera de un príncipe encantado
que vive eternamente prisionero
en el palacio de cristal de un río.

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