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Olhar o céu e
ver tantas estrelas
que não cabem nos olhos.
Vi o teu rosto
numa nuvem
passando rápido
no escuro.
E menti
deitada no quintal
dizendo que voltaria.
Apagou metade das luzes -
a mentira.
A nuvem.
To look at the sky
and find more stars
than your eyes can
hold.
I wanted to tell you
I saw your face in
a cloud passing fast
in the dark.
Lying in the yard
I lied to myself
saying you'd be back.
It erased half the starry sky -
the lie.
That cloud.
How many times
ReplyDeletedo we cocoon ourselves in that cloud
dreaming of all these promising stars
beyond
How come you got here so fast? :)
DeleteThanks for being around Martin and for caring enough to leave a comment. ;)
Hugs to you : )
DeleteThis was beautiful and evocative. Often, I see things in the stars, blink and they've changed into something else.
ReplyDeleteThanks - this was good.
ver tantas estrellas
ReplyDeleteque no caben en los ojos
Un abrazo, Kenia
E existem pessoas como você, que fazem a dor ser suportável e bela.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think we find in the cloucs things we wish to see.
ReplyDeleteA mentira não é para os outros.
ReplyDeletewe reflect in the clouds. beautiful poem!
ReplyDeleteI love the duality of the cloud; in the world it can either block the sun and provide shade/relief or it can keep the rays from reaching us thereby darkening our world. Here it brought the face of the other person but it also erased the stars.
ReplyDeleteThis was a really great piece Kenia! I can relate to it very well.
Love this Kenia.
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