Em tarde de chuva, um...

Instante
Esta coluna
de sílabas mais firmes,
esta chama
no vértice das dunas
fulgurando
apenas um momento,
este equilíbrio
tão perto da beleza,
este poema
anterior
ao vento.
© 1968, Carlos de Oliveira
in Trabalho Poético
Ed. Assírio & Alvim, Lisboa, 2003
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An Instant
This column
of firmer syllables,
this flame
on the summit of the dunes
flaring
for just a moment,
this balance
so close to beauty,
this poem
just before
This column
of firmer syllables,
this flame
on the summit of the dunes
flaring
for just a moment,
this balance
so close to beauty,
this poem
just before
the wind.
Carlos de Oliveira
© Translation: 2004, Alexis Levitin
From: Guernica and Other Poems
Publisher: Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2004
From: Guernica and Other Poems
Publisher: Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2004