TRASH

Flowers born in the dark

narcissus at the bathroom

sunflowers at the kitchen

roses at the bedroom

poppies at the living room

they grow up in the walls

bloom in the ceiling

rot on the ground

then arrives the maid that piles petals

sepals

stamen

and corollas

badly swept trash

forgotten

into the box

of thought.

(to read the original Portuguese version please click on the figure)

by Armando TABORDA, In "POETÂNEA 5", Edition by the Authors, 2006

(post 1st edition, 2009; 2nd edition, 2017; 3rd edition, 2021)