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ETERNAL AND PERISHABLE

eternal.
what's eternal?

eternal is the tenderness
that one day
emerges and is given
as a drink
of infinite pleasure

thus assigned
as a raindrop
comes back and buries itself
into a pond:
perishable cuddle

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ETERNO E PERECÍVEL

eterno.
o que é eterno?

eterna é a ternura
que desponta
num dia que se entrega
como um trago
de infinita volúpia

assim atribuída
como ao lago
se volta e se sepulta
uma gota de chuva:
perecível afago

by António VERA (1923-2012), in "amor sempre e a seguir", Edições Colibri, 2009

(English translated by Armando TABORDA, 2015)

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20 comments

Thérèse said:

Magnifique
8 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda replied to Thérèse:

Merci bien, Thérèse!
8 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda said:

Thanks for fave, Lorenzo Salmonson!
8 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda said:

Thanks for fave, Ulrich John!
8 years ago

Armando Taborda said:

Je te remercie le fave, Ma vie rira!
8 years ago ( translate )

Eliana Verona said:

Puro deleite, querido Armando! Poesia e imagem repletas de sentimentos !
Beijo!
8 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda replied to Eliana Verona:

Um "perecível afago" para ti, Eliana!
8 years ago ( translate )

'ºLº' said:

António Vera says it beautifully
A fitting image ;-)
8 years ago

Armando Taborda replied to 'ºLº':

A "perishable cuddle" to you, Leonora!
8 years ago ( translate )

beverley said:

I think we could call it everlasting here at the moment ;-)
is it possible to bottle sunshine ?
8 years ago

Armando Taborda replied to beverley:

yes, you are given of one perishable bottle of sun right now, Bev
8 years ago

beverley replied to Armando Taborda:

thank you I'll keep it for tomorrow and then return the empty bottle
to you for a top up please ;-)
8 years ago

Armando Taborda replied to beverley:

:) :) :)
8 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda said:

Je te remercie le fave, UKEO!
8 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda said:

Thanks for fave, Heidiho!
8 years ago