HARVEST

HARVEST

I’ll pass through other doors,
when the light pushes me
and the dew shines in the morning
on rose petals and the foam of the sea.
Just like the first syllable of the silent night,

I will talk

about shadows and blue angels.

So was my life.
I am a spark, a moment,
a white skull,
a twilight,
a small fish in a pond.
I swim in water, in fragrance,
and in the sweet wine
of an golden-aged crop.

MARIA DO SAMEIRO BAROSSO, PORTUGAL
Translation Germain Droogenbroodt –Stanley Barkan