From the brief light

evanescent

of the star's movement

I apprehend the beauty of escaping forms

that will be lost in darkness

and sleep.

///

Pela luz breve

fugaz

do movimento dos astros

apreendo a beleza das formas fugitivas

que se perdem na sombra

e no sono.

by Armando TABORDA, in "PALAVRAS, MÚSICAS E BLASFÉMIAS QUE ENVELHEÇO NA CIDADE", Ulmeiro Editores, 1996

(photograph by the Space Telescope HUBBLE)

(post 1st edition, 2015; 2nd edition, 2017; 3rd edition, 2019; 4th edition, 2024)