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THE PRAYER

THE PRAYER
When the moon fell out of the sky
I prayed to the sun, like an Inca,
asking the great god to find his pale
godson and bring him back up high
to light up my nights. Streetlights
didn't do it, and never reached the sea
or the mountains, the two terrains that
formed the backdrop to my existence.

I shaped my prayer into a quiet song
that I intoned to a sunflower that
grew in an earthenware pot in my
garden, all the while watched by a black
cat that belonged to my neighbour,
and when I'd finished, the cat and I
watched the moon rise like a football
and regain its rightful place in the sky.

///

ORAÇÃO

Quando a lua caiu do céu
rezei ao sol, como um Inca,
pedindo ao grande deus para encontrar a sua pálida
afilhada e trazê-la de volta para o alto
a iluminar as minhas noites. As luzes da rua
não o fazem, e nunca alcançam o mar
nem as montanhas, os dois espaços que
formam o pano de fundo da minha existência.

Moldei a minha oração numa música tranquila
e entoei-a a um girassol que
cresceu num pote de barro no meu
jardim, permanentemente observado por um gato
preto, que pertence ao meu vizinho,
e quando acabei, o gato e eu
vimos a lua nascer como uma bola de futebol
e retomar o seu legítimo lugar no céu.

by Matthew SWEENEY, in "THE POETRY REVIEW", Volume 107:3, Autumn 2017

(Portuguese translated by Armando TABORDA, 2017)

(photograph taken from Internet - published under the fair use doctrine for non-commercial educational purposes)

(post 1st edition, 2017; 2nd edition, 2020)

Dominique-Lucy Renson, Roger (Grisly), vero, diedje and 12 other people have particularly liked this photo


21 comments - The latest ones
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Très belle réalisation!
6 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Nouchetdu38 club
Merci bien, Nouchet!
6 years ago.
 Ulrich John
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Wow ! An artwork !
6 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thanks too much, Ulrich!
6 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Je te remercie le fave, Christine!
6 years ago.
 cammino
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An impressive poem!
6 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to cammino club
Agree cammino!
6 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, buonacoppi!
6 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Je te remercie le fave, Lebojo!
6 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Grato pelo favorito, P.R. Baptista!
6 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Thanks for fave, .t.a.o.n.!
6 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Thanks for fave, Steve Bucknell!
6 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Thanks for fave, goandgo!
6 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Thanks for fave, Lorenzo Salmonson!
6 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Je te remercie le fave, Laurence!
6 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Thanks for fave, diedje!
6 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Je te remercie le fave, vero!
3 years ago.
 vero
vero club
UNE MERVEILLE Armando bisous
3 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Thoughtful and interesting words and image Armando
3 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
Thanks twice, Roger!
3 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Je te remercie le fave, Dominique-Lucy Renson!
3 years ago.

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