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Smoke - Fumo

Smoke

of fogs

at the island

steaming

on the grey

ocean

now green

under a sun

of fire

smoking

on waters

I think

seated

on the island

that wakes up

far away

murmurs.

Fumo

de névoas

na ilha

que fumega

no oceano

cinzento

verde agora

sob o sol

de fogo

que fumega

nas águas

penso

sentado

na ilha

que desperta

rumores

de longe.

by Armando TABORDA, in "MANUAL DO DESPERDÍCIO", Ceres Editora, 1994

(post 1st edition, 2010; 2nd edition, 2017; 3rd edition, 2019))

5 comments

Stormlizard said:

Theres no smoke without Fire.
4 years ago

Armando Taborda replied to Stormlizard:

...what about the fog' smoke?
4 years ago

Armando Taborda said:

Thanks for fave, goandgo!
4 years ago ( translate )

Anna Mélia said:

je préfère de beaucoup la version portugaise (mais sans l'anglaise je ne l'aurais pas comprise) pour la beauté des mots
14 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda replied to Anna Mélia:

...c'est comme une rengaine...merci infiniment chère Anna...
14 years ago ( translate )