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MONUMENT TO THE DISCOVERIES

MONUMENT TO THE DISCOVERIES
this explains
how we are all relatives of D. Henrique,
the Navigator
caravels and galleons were built
with wood burned
in the Leiria Pine Forest fires
rats in the ships' holds
quickly
thrived on the spices
stolen from the New World
who seeks a father's place
in the Old World
where exploitation persists
and also greed
there is no place for prodigal children
of misery
and famine
and war
drowned in the seas of clandestine migration
in the meantime the navigators became
stone statues
scrutinizing exhausted horizons
of the Earth
dying
in eternity
without ever being happy
nor explaining its meaningless spatial
journey

///

PADRÃO DOS DESCOBRIMENTOS

assim se explica
como todos somos parentes de D. Henrique,
o Navegador
as caravelas e os galeões foram construídos
com madeira queimada
nos incêndios do Pinhal de Leiria
os ratos nos porões
rapidamente
prosperaram com as especiarias
roubadas no Novo Mundo
que procura um lugar paterno
no Velho Mundo
onde a exploração persiste
e também a ganância
não há lugar para os filhos pródigos
de miséria.
e fome
e guerra
afogados nos mares da emigraçao clandestina
entretanto agora os navegadores são
estátuas de pedra
perscrutam os exauridos horizontes
da Terra
moribunda
na eternidade
sem nunca ser feliz
nem explicar a sua viagem sem sentido
no espaço

by Armando TABORDA, 2022

Dominique Sarrazin, Nouchetdu38, Helena Ferreira, Marco F. Delminho and 9 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Armando Taborda
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Keep them in your heart as well!
21 months ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Embora a perfeição seja sempre utópica, muito me apraz que tenhas gostado, Judite!
21 months ago.
 Armando Taborda
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That's it...and there is no answer...dear friend...
21 months ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Ils partaient avec les meilleures intentions du monde.... Malheureusement, les choses ne se sont pas passées de manières positives...>>> Beau poème, bravo*****
20 months ago.
 Armando Taborda
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...le monde est plein de bonnes intentions, Nouchet...

Je te remercie le commentaire!
20 months ago.

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