Poem
Álvaro Miranda
BRETON’S LAST NIGHT
Diurnal night of spiritual bathingand Andean calabash where silence does not fit
night of paralytic rain in the middle of space
foreign night of cancerous light
of tamale crumbs between nests of vultures
tulle night on a paper vessel\'s course
Night of air\'s husk
of nap of stars under the weeping of willows
night shrouded by clouds
in a rosary of bright rebel stars
timid night of rosy dawn cheeks
and of a doll broken by a mammoth’s blow
Night of jelly on a pewter plate
cardboard night between rats’ teeth
and of drowned men in the axis of the sea
pointless Christmas night among the fumes
of epileptic party-goers
Crucified night between a thief of dreams
of foam and of truths
© Translation: 2006, Nicolás Suescún
tamale: Mexican dish of minced meat and maize.
LA ÚLTIMA NOCHE DE BRETON
LA ÚLTIMA NOCHE DE BRETON
Noche diurna de baño de espírituy de totuma andina donde no cabe un silencio
noche de lluvia paralítica en la mitad del espacio
noche extranjera de luz cancerosa
de migas de tamal entre nidos de buitres
noche de tul entre la trayectoria de un buque de papel
Noche de corteza de aire
de siesta de estrellas bajo llanto de sauces
noche amortajada de nubes
entre rosario de luceros rebeldes
noche tímida de mejilla de alba sonrosada
y de muñeca rota de golpe de mamut
Noche de gelatina sobre un plato de peltre
noche de cartón entre dientes de ratas
y de ojo de ahogado en el eje del mar
noche inservible de Navidad entre vahos
de epilépticas rumberas
Noche crucificada entre ladrón de sueños
de espumas y de verdades
© 1995, Álvaro Miranda
From: Simulación de un reino
Publisher: Thomas de Quincey Editores, Bogotá
From: Simulación de un reino
Publisher: Thomas de Quincey Editores, Bogotá
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BRETON’S LAST NIGHT
Diurnal night of spiritual bathingand Andean calabash where silence does not fit
night of paralytic rain in the middle of space
foreign night of cancerous light
of tamale crumbs between nests of vultures
tulle night on a paper vessel\'s course
Night of air\'s husk
of nap of stars under the weeping of willows
night shrouded by clouds
in a rosary of bright rebel stars
timid night of rosy dawn cheeks
and of a doll broken by a mammoth’s blow
Night of jelly on a pewter plate
cardboard night between rats’ teeth
and of drowned men in the axis of the sea
pointless Christmas night among the fumes
of epileptic party-goers
Crucified night between a thief of dreams
of foam and of truths
© 2006, Nicolás Suescún
From: Simulación de un reino
From: Simulación de un reino
BRETON’S LAST NIGHT
Diurnal night of spiritual bathingand Andean calabash where silence does not fit
night of paralytic rain in the middle of space
foreign night of cancerous light
of tamale crumbs between nests of vultures
tulle night on a paper vessel\'s course
Night of air\'s husk
of nap of stars under the weeping of willows
night shrouded by clouds
in a rosary of bright rebel stars
timid night of rosy dawn cheeks
and of a doll broken by a mammoth’s blow
Night of jelly on a pewter plate
cardboard night between rats’ teeth
and of drowned men in the axis of the sea
pointless Christmas night among the fumes
of epileptic party-goers
Crucified night between a thief of dreams
of foam and of truths
© 2006, Nicolás Suescún
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