Poem
León Gil
CHROMAPHAGITE
Today I breakfasted on redviolet blue yellow and green
and instead of coffee with cream
I drank up the blood
and soul of every lamp
then
I was a rainbow
and a torch
but it hurt me terribly
because you must know
my dear Theo
it costs a lot to be a star.
© Translation: 2004, Mara Lucía Vásquez
CROMOFAGIA
CROMOFAGIA
Hoy me desayuné con rojovioleta azul amarillo y verde
y en lugar de café con crema
me bebí la sangre
y alma de cada lámpara
entonces
yo era un arco iris
y una antorcha
pero me dolía terriblemente
porque has de saber
mi querido Théo
cuesta mucho ser una estrella
© 1990, León Gil
From: Del huerto de Van Gogh
Publisher: Published by the author, Medellín
From: Del huerto de Van Gogh
Publisher: Published by the author, Medellín
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CHROMAPHAGITE
Today I breakfasted on redviolet blue yellow and green
and instead of coffee with cream
I drank up the blood
and soul of every lamp
then
I was a rainbow
and a torch
but it hurt me terribly
because you must know
my dear Theo
it costs a lot to be a star.
© 2004, Mara Lucía Vásquez
From: Del huerto de Van Gogh
From: Del huerto de Van Gogh
CHROMAPHAGITE
Today I breakfasted on redviolet blue yellow and green
and instead of coffee with cream
I drank up the blood
and soul of every lamp
then
I was a rainbow
and a torch
but it hurt me terribly
because you must know
my dear Theo
it costs a lot to be a star.
© 2004, Mara Lucía Vásquez
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