TRANSLATIONS: ENGLISH

LEAF, LEAVES

I recognised the man who kised
The lips of death, wiped
A love from his brow.

I saw him balance on the
Ice floes of angular
Splinters and heavenly snow.

Soaked in nocturnal sweat, the
Scratching of pencils, of
Begging and swearing on paper.

Until the cloth fell, the curtain
Was torn and the light shone
White and pale under the skin.

Down to the bone. Agony
Shining through, which wrapped
Itself up and vanished.

The man who faced the Styx, and
Next the hay, the wool, the feathers and
Her whom he called Ginkgo Biloba.

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