Nothing justifies our destiny of shadows

neither fire

nor flame

or ember

we just burn

sparks jumping out the fire crackle for instants

and scintillate

in the smoke

that extinguishes them.

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

by Armando TABORDA, in "SINFONIA EM DOR MENOR", Edição Escola de Mar, 2007

(1st edition, 2015; 2ne edition, 2017)

This text has also been published at: www.ipernity.com/blog/armando.taborda/33052

Carlos Alexandre: www.ipernity.com/blog/armando.taborda/98691




(post 1st edition, 2017; 2nd edition, 2026)