My pen

writes in a choreography of fingers

turning round on tiptoe.

I hear the music

alone

and the pen's dance continues on tiptoe

pirouettes

and other tricks

very nice on the stage

of the Foundation Gulbenkian.

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

by Armando TABORDA, in "Sinfonia em Dor Menor", Edição Escola de Mar, 2007

(Illustration by Carlos ALEXANDRE)

(post 1st edition, 2009; 2nd edition, 2017; 3rd edition, 2025)