SILENCE

One can hear a far off

outcry

closer silence increases from the immediate

silence

it doesn't matter if the sound is universal lament

or God's roar upon imperfect landscape

or Valkyries' gallop into the bohemian dawn

the outcry doesn't justify the distance from where it comes

perishable

deteriorates

in silence.

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

by Armando TABORDA, in "POETÃNEA 5", Edition by the Authors, 2006

(post 1st edition, 2009; 2nd edition, 2017; 3rd edition, 2019; 4th edition, 2022)