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DEAR MOTHER

DEAR MOTHER
Dear Mother come softly across your white veil
and onto the path in the dark where the snail
is crossing obliquely and nightjars sing sweetly
and put down your toilet bag quietly, discreetly,
on the rim of the cemetery fountain. Now wash
your hair free of this mud and these worms, and squash
each dumb maggot that squirms in your ears.
Then smile as you used to. We'll have no more tears.

///

QUERIDA MÃE

Querida Mãe trespassa suavemente o teu véu branco
para o trilho escuro onde o caracol
rasteja oblíquo e os noitibós piam docemente
e tranquila pousa o teu nécessaire, discretamente,
na borda da fonte do cemitério. Agora lava
o teu cabelo e liberta-o da lama e dos vermes, e esmaga
cada larva muda que se contorce nos teus ouvidos.
Depois sorri como antigamente. Não mais choraremos.

by Andrew SCLATER. in "THE POETRY REVIEW", Volume 106:2, Summer 2016

(Portuguese translated by Armando TABORDA, 2016)

(post 1st edition, 2016; 2nd edition, 2019)

Nouchetdu38, Annemarie, J.Garcia, Erika Akire and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo


19 comments - The latest ones
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Like this, Armando ! It makes me think !
7 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Ulrich John club
It makes us smile to our own mothers, Ulrich! Thanks!
7 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Impressive poem and shot!!!
7 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to cammino club
Thanks very much, cammino!
7 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
. . . thoughts !
7 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to beverley
...regards! :)
7 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, Lorenzo Salmonson!
7 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, .t.a.o.n.!
7 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Y 'a pas plus Chère qu la maman.. Remarquable poème.
4 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Malik Raoulda club
D'accord, Malik! Merci à toi!
4 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, Erika Akire!
4 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
After the mortal body stay forever the immortal motherly love

Notável, Armando
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to J.Garcia club
...é um poema simplesmente maravilhoso!
4 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, Annemarie!
4 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
A poem that makes you think. But our dear dead are in our thoughts, that's for sure.
4 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to cammino club
Yes, cammino! You're right!
4 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Je te remercie le fave, Nouchetdu38!
4 years ago.
 Steve Bucknell
Steve Bucknell club
I love your choices from The Poetry Review!
4 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Steve Bucknell club
That means you are a person of very good poetic sensibility! Thanks for brotherwood, Dear Steve!
4 years ago.

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