(dedicated to overseas friends Armando Taborda e Luis Manuel)

in doubt
whether it was to early
to die
or to late
to live
I bought a cone
of ice cream
and went to savour
the night's mouth
swallowing rays of sun
one by one, without hurry

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(dedicado aos amigos de além-mar Armando Taborda e Luís Manuel)

INDECISÃO

na dúvida
se era cedo
para morrer
se era tarde
para viver
comprei um sorvete
de casquinha
e fui apreciar
a boca da noite
engolir raios de sol
um a um, sem pressa

by João Batista OLIVEIRA FILHO, Brazilian Poet, on his Facebook page, 21.05.2026

(English translated by Armando TABORDA, 2026)

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