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Photo by Armando Taborda

Sometimes, someone whispers ino my ear while I sleep.
I act as I continue to sleep. Gently I look for a face with the sweat of my hands. And in the dark I find what looks as an absent face. Afterward a body that sticks to my skin, with no definite shape. I never open my eyes, because if I did it, I could discover the secret of all this, and all its hideous splendor.

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Por vezes, alguém me murmura ao ouvido enquanto durmo.
Finjo que continuo a dormir. Suavemente procuro com o suor das mãos um rosto. E no escuro encontro o que se parece com um rosto ausente. Depois um corpo que se me cola à pele, e que não tem forma definida. Nunca abro os olho, porque se o fizesse, descobria o segredo disto tudo, e todo o seu medonho esplendor.

by AL BERTO (1948-1997), in "DIÁRIO 1982", Assírio & Alvim, chancela da Porto Editora, Lda, 2012

(English translated by Armando TABORDA, 2016)

, , .t.a.o.n., beverley and 5 other people have particularly liked this photo


14 comments - The latest ones
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Great abstract with great words, Armando !
8 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thanks very much, Ulrich!
8 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Have you seen an angel?
8 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to cammino club
...angels can't stick to our skins, cammino :)
8 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Superbe ce chuchotement dans la nuit,
dans ces conditions il vaut mieux ne pas se réveiller .
Magnifique rendu .
8 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Malik Raoulda club
Alors, nous fermons les yeux, Malik!

Merci à toi!
8 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Fechar os olhos não é sempre uma boa decisão!, Armando

Bela foto para este lindíssimo poema de AL BERTO
8 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to J.Garcia club
Fechar os olhos é uma forma de ver para dentro, frequentemente com mais precisão do que com eles abertos, Judite! :)
8 years ago.
J.Garcia club has replied to Armando Taborda club
Concordo, mas olhos abertos é também vital para depois, eventualmente, os fechar!, Armando
8 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to J.Garcia club
:)
8 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
an interesting picture, thoughts and words ....
8 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to beverley
...AL BERTO was a great poet!
8 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, .t.a.o.n.!
8 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, Lorenzo Salmonson!
8 years ago.

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