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SEAHORSE

SEAHORSE
minuscule
& moving through
a limpid stillness
as if
under remote
divine control
the seahorse
upright glides
stops
taxis backwards
then sinks
dangling down
to a web of weeds
before tilting
(feigning the faintest
inebriation)
& turning
almost motionless
on its axis
a Nijinsky
of the lagoon
such ciphering strangeness
such slow-floating gentleness
(tail an uncurling fern
trickling over stones)
creatures our dreams
swims into
our mythologies
not a fish twisting & thrashing
in crackles of blinding colour
but a delicate balance balancing
nothing against nothing
an equilibrium
contained
in a sea of happiness

///

CAVALO-MARINHO

minúsculo
movimenta-se pela
límpida quietude
como se
sob um divino
controlo remoto
o cavalo-marinho
desliza na vertical
pára
recua
depois mergulha
estaciona numa teia
de ervas daninhas
antes de se inclinar
(fingindo uma leve
embriaguez)
e virar-se
quase parado
no seu eixo
um Nijinsky
da lagoa
esse código estranho
essa lenta flutuação gentil
(a cauda uma samambaia enrolada
a gotejar sobre as pedras)
preenche os nossos sonhos
nada para
as nossas mitologias
não um peixe contorcido a debater-se
em crepitações de cor inebriante
mas um delicado balanço balanceado
nada contra nada
um contido
equilíbrio
num mar de felicidade

by B.C. LEALE (1930-2018), in "THE POETRY REVIEW", Volume 109:1, Spring 2019

(Portuguese translated by Armando TABORDA, 2019)

(photograph taken from Internet; edited by Armando TABORDA)
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 Armando Taborda
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Je te remercie le fave, Thérèse!
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 Armando Taborda
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Thanks for fave, Ulrich John!
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 Malik Raoulda
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On s’évade pour un bon moment ++++++
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...le mouvement poétique des hippocampes...
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 J.Garcia
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A wonderful couple in a love affair

Very beautiful poem
Thanks for your translation, Armando
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You are always welcome, Judite!
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 Armando Taborda
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Thanks for fave, June!
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Thanks for fave, goandgo!
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Thanks for fave and invitations, ColRam!
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Thanks for fave, homaris!
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Thanks for fave, Eve!
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 Nouchetdu38
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EXCELLENT!**********************
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MERCI!
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