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ANTONI GEDE51 + 3 poems

and other w ings

Organized by A M. Nu s do Santos

FC a U iv r id d v d Lis oa


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ANTONI GEDE

51+ 3 poemsand other writings

Translatedby

Christopher Auretta and Marya Berry

Organ zedb

A. M Nunes dos Santos

d de de C n e Te n g ( CT)Un e s d de N de L sb


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Pub ished by the His ory and Science Uni Faculdade de Ci ncias e Tecno og a

Univers dade Nova de LisboaQu nta da To e- 8 MONTE DE CAPARICA PORTUGAL

199 by Ant6nio Gede o Cover:


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C nten s

Fo eword An ntroduct on to the Poet y of Ant n o ede o

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MOVIMENTO PER T O 19 ) ER E T A MOVEMENT 19 )

Ho e 0I. Ma 1. Vidro c cavo .. ... . . . . ..... . . .. .. ..... .. . . ..... .... ..... .. ... . ..... .....

Co cave la 33 a9 o da reva .. .. ... . .. ... ... . . . .. .. . .. ... ... .. .. .... .... ..3 Ni ht rai

Fo a de i o cia .. . ...... ... . . .. . ..... ..... . .. .... ....... ..... ..... 4. A d o i oce ce . Melod a pro b da 8

Forbidde e ody 96. E pelho de d a face .......... . . ... ... .. ..... .... .. . . .. .... ... ... ..... ..... 306. Do e rro ... ... . . ... .. . . .. .. . ..... . . .. . .... ... ...... . 3

Ch va a a eia . 3 Ra o a d 338. T do oi 38. To orrow wa ..... ......... . . .. ... ......... .. .... ........ . . .... ......... .. ..............3 9. eatro 6p co 3 9. Op ical ea er ..... . .. ... . .... .... .... . .. . . ... . .... ... ...... ... 37

10 Ca o de co ce tra o 380. o ce at o a p .


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II. S d d g a 40II Thir for wat r 4 1 2 Ba o vaziado 422 D lat d balloo 4

EATRO DO MUNDO 9 8) THEATER OF HE WORLD 9 8)

A alavra colhida 46 Th word c o 47

4 o ma do hom m 6 484 o m of ma a o 49

Vitr olo 2Vi riol

M QU NA DE FOGO 96 ) FIRE MACHINE ( 96

6 Amo ra m va or 6

6 Wor h am l 77 Como r ar co t ? 87 How do i f l o co d 98 M qu a do m do 628 World mac i 69 A t A Fra k 649 A t A Fra k 6

20 D c ara o d Amor 6620 D c arat o of ov 67

2 E co ro d v dro 682 Cut i g gla ch l 692 atro a at6mico 702 A a omica h at r 72 S o co o dal 722 Co o dal io 7

NHAS DE FOR A ( 967

NES OF FORCE ( 967)

2 o ma da oit cida 762 o m of lac d ight 7726 o o r a gua 7 8 26 A ctur o wa r 7927 A ado c 8027Adoeen i


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28. Poema pa a Ga leo . ... .. .... ... .... .... .. ... ... ... ... ... . ... .... ... ... .. 28. Poem for Gali eo ........ .... .... .. .... .... .... .... ... ........ ... .. . . ... ... ... ...8329. Poema da morte apa ente . . .... .... . .. ... .... ... ... . .. .... . ... .... . ..8829. Poem of the appa ent death .. .... ... . ... . . ....... . . ... ... .. .. .... ... .... ... ...8930 Hora H 9039 The H-hour .... ... .... .. .. .... ... ... . .. .. . .... ... ... ... ... . .. ... .... ... .. 9131. Poema de me chamar A t nio . ..... ... ... .... ... .... ... ... ... .. . .. .... ... .. 9231. Poem for being named Ant o .... . .. .... .... .... .... ..... ... .... ... .. . . 9 3

POEMAS P S UMOS (1983)POSTHUMOUS POEMS 1983)

32. Poema do adeus .......... . .......... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ...... 9832. Poem of farewe l ... .. . ... .... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .. ... .... .... . ... .. ...... 9933. Poema do c o ao entardecer .... ... . .. ....... ... . ... ..... ... ....... . ... . .... ... .. 133. Poem of the dog n late afte oon ... .... ... ... .. . ... . ... ... ... . .. .... 10134. Poema da no va de Chaga . ... .... ... ... .... ... ..... ... ... ... .. . 0434 Poem of Chaga "s br de .. .... .... ... ... .... ......... .... ... ... .... .... .... ... . 0535 Poema do v br o col rico . . ... . ... .. . .... ... ... ... . . ... .. . .... ... .. .. .... 1035 Poem of the inv s b e worm's pass on .. .... .... .. ... . ... . . ... ... . . ... 10936 Poema das co sas .... .... .... ... ... ..... .... .... .. .... .. .... .... ... .... . .. ........ ... .... ..36. Poem of th gs ... .... . .. .. .... .... .... ... . .. ... .... ... .... ... . ... ... ... ... . I37. Poema do estrange ro . ... ..... .... ... . . .. .... .... ... ... . . ... .... ... ... ... ... 3 . Poem of the foreigner .. ... .... .... .. . .. .... .. ... ... ... .. .... ... ... .... .. .. 138 Poema da men na do h grosc p o . .... .... .. .... ... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... 11438 Poem of the gir in the hygroscope . .... ... .. ... .... ... ... . . . .... ... ... ... 1139 Poema do ser spito ... ... ... .... ... .. ... .. .... ... .... .... .. .. .... .... ..... .. . 139. Poem of the nhospitab e be ng .... .... ..... ... ..... .... ..... ... ... ... ... .... ... .. . 40. Poema dos olhos na r beira ... .... . ... .. ... ... .... ... .... .. ... ... ... ... .. .. 1

40. Poem of the eyes gazi g at the stream ... .... ............ .... .... .... ... ... .... .... . 1 41. Poema do f m do mundo ... ....... .... .. . .... ....... ... .. .. ... ..... ... .. 122 4 Poem of the e d of the wor d . ........... ... . .... ....... .. . . ... ... .... 123 42. Poema da vo ta pe o ba rro .. .. . .. ... ... ... ... . . . .... ... .. .. . .. ... .. 13 42. Poem of the stro arou d the ne ghborhood .. .... .... ... .. . . ... ... .... . ... 13 43. Poema das nuve s fofas ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... .. . ... . .. .... ... . .. ... 1 43. Poem of the b owy c ouds ... .. . . .... ... ... .. . . . . ... .. ... .... .. . . 13 44. Poema do a1quimista . . ... .... ... ... .. .. . ... . . ... ... . . . .... ... ... ... . 44. Poem of the a chem st .. .. . . ... .... ... . .. .... ... ... .. ... . .. ... ... ... 13

45 Poema do homem duplo .... . .. ... . ... .... ... ... . . . .. ... .. .... .... . 13 45 Poem of the double man ... ... .. .. .... .... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. . . 1 46 Poema da pa avra exacta .... ... . .. . .... .... ... . . .. ... ... .... . . . . ... 14 46. Poem of the exact word .... .. . ... . ... .... ... .. . . .... ... . .. ... ... ... .... .. 1 4 . Poema da mem ria ... . ....... ... .. . . .... ... ... .. ... .. .... .. ... ... .. . .. 14 4 Poem of memory .. .... ... . . ... .... .... ... ... .. .. . . ... ... ... .. . 14 48. Poema da ete a presen a .... .. .... ... ... . .. . .. .. ... .... . . . .. 14648 of . ... .. . .. ... ... . ... ... ... .... 147


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Poem d s folh s sec s de p t o 04 Poem of the p e s d e es !0 Poem do f t ro . . . . . 20 Poem of he f t re

N V P EMA P OUM ( 0NEW P HUM U P EM 0)

Poem d s ores 6Poem of he t ees

2 Poem do g to 82 Poem of the c t

P m d s m os fr s 60P m of he co d h ds 6

4 Poem de d r rod 644 Poem of go g ro d i circles 6

A Conver at on w th R mulo de Carvalho/ Ant n o ede o

Ex T E y H y S Phy c a a Teach ng Object ve A tronomy n Portuga at the Beg nn ng of the X th Century

The W de pread Enthu a m Felt for Natural tory n Portugal dur ngthe E ghteenth Century) The Royal Botan cal arden and the RoyaOf ce of Natura tory at Ajuda

B bl ography of Ant n o ede o/R mulo de Carvalho 2 5


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Foreword

The present olume h s been conce ed n hom e to R mu oV sco d G m de C r lho the Portu uese h stor n of sc ence ndte cher of phys cs nd chem stry s well s to h s l ter ry lter e o

Ant n o Gede o Th s mult f ceted m n of sc ence nd letters ce ebr ted h s e hty-f th b rthd y n 1991Te cher ped o ue n est tor R mulo de C r lho publ shed

h s f rst olume of poetry t the e of f ty mmed tely pl c nh m mon the most t lented cre tors of contempor ry Portu uesepoetry by rtue of ts or n l ty n the words of the Portu uesepoet nd cr t c or e de Sen . A thou h be nn n h s c reer spubl shed poet l ter th n others (he h d he tells us n the nter ewncluded n th s olume wr tten poetry s nce h s youth choos nhowe er to conce l or destroy these e rl er wr t n s he h s cont nued to wr te nd publ sh poetry e er s nce h s most recent olumeh n ppe red n 1990 Ant n o Gede o h s n f ct ed forpreem nence n the pub c eye t t mes le d n re ders to for et thesc ent f c lly tr ned n est tor who h s spent l fet me publ sh nh hly ccl med ped o c l nd h stor c l stud es w th p rt cul r

emph s s be n en to the chem c nd phys c sc ences s theyde eloped n nd contr buted to Portu uese soc etyThe present olume h s been conce ed by School of Sc ences

nd Technolo y ( ew n ers ty of L sbon s opposed to L ber lArts School for t s r ely the sc ent f c lly tr ned re dersh p(wh ch bec me c u nted w th the poetry of Gede o ter h nud ed g ool nd un ve uden e num ou pu l -

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c t ons by R6mulo e C r lho th t reco n zes n th s wr ter n uncommon ntellectu l bre th lt m tely thou h s st te bo ethe present olume h s been prep re to e hom e to R6mulo e

C r lho/Ant6n o Ge e o reflect n n the cho ce of texts presente the hetero ene ty of both h s wr t n s n h s e ersh p.Thus follow n the f y four poems tr nsl te below the re er w llf n three excerpts from texts conce n the metho olo y of sc encete ch n s well s spects of sc ent f c ct t es c rr e out ne h eenth century Por u l. In t on the olume nclu es coners t on w th the poet sc ent st n h stor n of sc ence recentlyhel n the uthor s home

We re er ll n the presence of m n who l ke the Br t shHumphry D y n mes Clerk M xwell n the Germ n Goethebefore h m h s l bore n the p r llel un erses of sc ence npoet y n exper ence the r profoun n r chly problem t c lun ty s mens ons of mo e cul ure.

We r tefully cknowle e the support en by the C lousteGulbenk n Foun t on w thout wh ch th s olume coul not h e

been publ she s well s the Luso Amer c n Foun on (Fun oLuso Amer c n p r o Desen ol mento wh ch pro e fun s forthe tr nsl on. Our r t tu e s lso exten e to ICALP (Inst tute ofPo tu uese L n u e n Culture wh ch h s ec e to m ke th solume l ble o the Portu uese Lecturesh ps (Le tor os ex stn n un ers t es throu hout he worl .

L sbon September 2 1991

A. M UNES DOS ANTOS

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An Introduction to the Poetry of Ant n o Gedeao

It would be nonsens c lthou h not ent rely w thout mport tos y th t the m n Ant n o Gede o ne er ex sted ndeed th s pseudonym dopted by the te cher nd h stor n of phys c l nd chem c l

sc ences bo n 190 n L sbon ortu l h s le d pr te thou hp r lel ex stence to h s flesh nd bone dent ty s the publ c f ureR6mulo de C r lho r te nd prol f c Gede o e the sh down med Gede o who orph c lly descends nto underworlds of thou htnd feel n n ccess ble to R6mulo de C r lho pub shed h s f rstolume of poetry Perpetual Movement, n 19 when R6mulo deC r lho w s lre dy f y ye rs old He h s pub shed to d te s xolumes the most recent of wh ch New Posthumous Poems, p

pe red n 1990 True to h s n ture s sh dowy counterp rt to theh stor n nd te cher who n 1987 w s w rded the Med l ofH hest Mer t of the Order of ubl c Educ t on by the ortu ueseo e ment Gede o s m ster of self el s on nd decept e tr nsp renc es of express on

Gede o h s often been c te or zed by l ter ry spec sts m sle d n ly s so o en h ppens when one ttempts to c te or ze theelus e contours of cre t e person l ty s k nd of out ofsynch pre mode st (It should not be for otten th t Gede o be npubl sh n m ny ye rs ter the re t Mode st nd n u rd st exper ment t on nd cre t on of r d c l y new poet c d oms wh ch nortu l must necess r y be l nked w th t the ery le st then mes of Fe ndo esso nd M r o S C ro How r h s

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poetry s n f ct the offspr n of sp r t of re t modern ty.Moreo er h s poet y s nformed by R6mulo de C r lho s l fe londed c t on to the phys c l nd chem c l sc ences; sc ent f c l ws re

condensed by Gede o nto conc se m ery wh ch llows h m tolle or ze n ron c nd often d squ et n contr sts hum n exstence s blurr n or be u led subject ty s sh dow pl y roundn equ oc l se rch both desper te nd unre l z ble for rele se from h story. Gede o s two most recent olumes of poetryPosthumous Poems nd New Posthumous Poems formul te by w yof th s p ot l met phor of ( ecurrent posthumousness the s erony exper enced by one who po ses h mself between d onys n selfnn h l t on nd pollon n cl r ty. W th n utmost of ch se ledunderst tement h s s the d om of sur or h s poetry report eof c t strophe nd l ed f t l ty. n century such s ours wed ndbe u led so often by r ous solut ons wh ch h e pro en to be sode st t n n the r procl med nf ll b l ty ( nd tr c lly nc p b eof redeem n o bol sh n the p nful chron cle of hum n h storyh s poetry s possessed of n ele nt s e nd necess ry o ce.

To the extent th t Gede o s poet y s nformed by the sc ent f cente pr se nd to the extent th t the twent eth century s s n ul r( f only for the technolo c l uses nd buses t h s m de of the dnces of sc ent f c knowled e t should be pp rent th t Gede o s

poet y w ll p rt ke of th s s n ul r ch r cter st c of the modeworld Furthe more to the extent th t poets cont nue to be bsolutelynecess ry dec pherers of our ch n n yet l r ely nsoluble hum n

cond t on Gede o s s s n f c nt o ce on th s pl net for hed st lls nd tr nsmutes w th n h mself w th n h s nt m t ons ofmo t l ty the solut ons nd tr nsp renc es wh ch sc ence offers upto our consc ous ct e sel es.

ndeed Gede o s contr but on to 0th century m n t ethou ht s h s b l ty to ppose n h s poetry the counter-cl ms ndcounter re lms of sc ence nd poetry themsel es ctu lly he o ersthe ppos t on of two fund ment l nd fund ment lly hetero eneousorders of ment l l fe on the one h nd the rch c recurrent un erseof poet c exper ence on the other the expl n tory methodolo c lun erse of sc ent c nqu ry nd er f c t on. To ether they cre ten the poems d squ et n op c ty of f ctu l ty nd f t l ty. n

Gede o s oetr the un erses of sc ence nd oet c m n t on nd

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their attendant (and divergent) visi ns f the w rld are thus app site,never c gnate: the p ems h use them finally in a fertile diss nanceIt is in this diss nance that the bl d-b e n ti ns f dignity, free

d m, c mmunity, c mmuni n, anguish and death are discl sedPerhaps the p em m st illustrative f this app siti n f science andp etry can be read in the three str phes c mprising A lecture nwater (included in this v lume) in which a t ne f bjective uencyis created f m the start This liquid is cal ed water/ When pure/it is d rless, tasteless and c l rless Yet vis-a-vis the rati nallumin sity f these affirmati ns, written as they are in the wake fscientific truth, the p et casts an blique and pregnant gaze Thefinal str phe is a p rtent f d m t was in this liquid ne h t nightf summer,/ under a visc us, white camelia m n,/ that appeared theating cadaver f Ophelia/ a lily in ne hand Thus, the hegem nyf rati nally-infused truth is refracted by a human c nsci usnesswhich kn ws that hegem nic f rce bel ngs n y t ur speciesspecific drivenness int the night f the human heart

The p em cited ab ve is indeed exemplary f what we are discussing here, f r we must ask urselves what new c nstellati ns fth ught and sensibility emerge fr m this app siti n f science andp etry D they c exist as pacifically as the scientist and the p ethave been able t c exist in the dual pers na Ant ni Gede /R6mul de Carvalh ? Yes and n Yes, because Gede has, in fact,g ne far t create a mature, private p etics which n netheless speakst ur c llective psyche N , since the p et c mpresses int the tautlines f his p ems the divergent claims f science and p etic imaginati n Each p em emb dies a temp ral-spiritual shi t, rec rding theunc mm n m dulati n f the th ught and feeling f a man whh pes as a scientist and grieves as a p et

This is the key t understanding an essential aspect f Gede sartistry What, in fact, is the fate in the p etry f the c mpeting, s metimes c mplementary, energies f science and p etry? Thef rmer is an intrinsically public, quantifiable activity f the mind, thelatter, an paque energy, wh se rigins are elusive f rati nal c nt urs As in A lecture n water, much f Gede 's p etry m vesfr m a c re f transparency f intenti n (ref ective, perhaps, f thefuture-claiming ptimisms f scientists in general, wh pr fess thave invented the future f r mankind t a meta h si al dark nin

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as if t suggest that p etic th ught must finally mature in a dreamrather than in the meridi nal clarity f scientific scrutiny The destiny f a c mplex c gnitive act is thus taking place What results is

a p etry f ellipse: the l cus f time and space (f rever interp latedand c l red by the darker maps f mem ry) shif s; the c gnitive actas c gniti n darkens the final release fr m the p em is experiencedby the reader as simultane usly cathartic and disc ncerting Onemust infer that we are cl se t the way the p et experiencesthe w rld a w rld f understated catastr phe f fragmented cetainty f instances when calm is arrested and l st f rever If scienceis phil s phically and perati nally gr unded n the disav wal fthe passi nal c rp real and instinctua character f the humananimal (thereby ex rcising death fr m its specu ati ns) the p et sv ice the rphic v ice can make n such m ve t wardexistential neutrality The p et experiences death as the ins lublequesti n f lived time as well as feels every desire tinged withthe f reb ding f l ss P em f farewe l P em f the alchemist and P em f mem ry are each in thei way esp nses t this

ins lubility We are standing then bef re a p etry in which visi nand fact dream and equati n the archaic s urces f the imaginati nand the meth d l gical faith f science c ntinually c nfr nt andinterp se ne an ther And we may well ask Between the scientist sthwart d attempt t ab lish the human hist rical past and p etry'sradical c nfessi n f man s nt l gical unfinishedness what newec n mies f h pe and despair f ptimism and fatality can arise?

ere we are at the crux f the pr blem If Gede has made fp etry the privileged m uthp ece f r ur dual genesis in the inventedfuture and the lived past what is the final sc pe f these texts? Inadditi n the p et s resp nse t this pr blem entai s and presupp sesan act f tremend us m ral c ncentrati A e all the ch ice fw rds and image in p etry is a m ral as well as esthetic ne; p et yis gn sis a m ral kn wledge What m ral questi ns d es the p etaddress? We sp ke ab ve f the twentieth century s penchant f rapplying the hist rical imaginati n t the eventual perfecting rab lishing f hist ry itself Yet we are n thing if n t the rphans fAuschwit and ir shima i e inex rcisable hist rical events n thestruggle f r hist ry then we must ask as Gede seems t : Whatare ur resp nsibilities t urselves and t ne an ther? What can bes ken and in bein s ken be underst d? w can w rds be

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made t a c mmu cat ve st ume t that d es t s mp y deepethe ft betwee k wledge a d be g wh ch the pa a lel a d d vege t d sc u ses f sc e ce a d p et y s effect vely eveal

We may gl mpsea a swe t these quest f we f cus upthe b l a t metaph f p sthum us ess wh ch has bee the ga

g metaph f Gede s tw m st ece t v lumes f p et y Nge a e we sta d g bef e the p blemat c app s t f sc e ce

a d the p et c mag at h used d ss a t y a d tel g y thesame p em: the p sthum us ess f wh ch Gede w tes s factthe metaph cal c d ead g t a f al u fy g v s f expee ce t s the pa ad x cal exp ess f the p et s he ghte ed

awa e ess that he s a w t ess t the c sm s yet h s c mp ehe sf the c sm s s f med by a d g ates the abs lute c tge cy f h s b dy h s des es a d h s m tal ty P et y has theu que task f c mmu cat g these hythms f l fe a d death as theya e expe e ced th ugh ut a l fe

he f a p em th s a th l gy P em f g g u d c cles w th ts ecu e t st phes e d g w th the lac c etc >> emb d es the p et s (se f- summat A d thus the days pass ast a qu l/ as th se f emb de esses be t/ ve the eedles / W thc l ed th eads they etch ha m us/f gu es ce t ad me ts /se us a d abs bed / as f a l fe we e ba a ced the e / pastp ese t a d futu e / the p t f a eedle Bala ced deed:the th ee emb de esses l ke the th ee ates f G eek myth t lt elessly a d calmly (s ce afte all the udgeme ts a e w th utappeal a d the ef e a e f eve u c tested avel g a d u avell g l ves Gede has w ested f m the mag at ve s u ces fmyth a equ l b um f fate a d k wledge t s u t mately h sac c yet ful y c sc us accepta ce f ecess ty wh ch best ws

d g ty as well as def es huma f eed m

f the t s a p et c t uth t say that A t Gede eveex sted except as the pseud ym f the publ c sc e t st R6mu deCa valh t ca als be sa d that Gede ex sts e the m e lesstha eve y w t ess t the t uth wh se l yalty t the task f eluc datg the atu e f the b ect ve w ld d es t bscu e f m u

c llect ve v ew the ful l g c a d te s ty f fateful huma ex ste ce

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We w ll hus be able to say w th the poet

< e Na al His o y o eeling all as c a ge .Love wi ave o er ic ions.o e o er sg ises,ange o e g imaces.Ex ose a scove e , ex e e ove e page,c io s s ecime o a s e a e wo l ,

t is is al a emai s,all a s le ,o a ei g w o, among o er e ngswa e e e ea .>

Casa Galo Serra de Sto. Ant nio, July1991Hartford Sep ember1991

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H m em

In ti definir este animal af ito.Nem palav asnem cinz is,nem acordes,nem pinc iss o gargantas deste gritoUnive so em expans o.Pincelada de zarc odesde mais infinito a menos in nito.

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M n

Useless to efine this a flicte animalNo wo s,no chise sno cho sno b ushesa e a equa e h oa s o s howA unive se in expansion

b ushs oke o e m onf om g eate to lesse infinity

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Vidr n

Tenh s fr d p esiac m quem anda n marU enUma ag niaSab r a salMaresiaVidr c ncav a b iar

D6i esta c rda vibranteA c rda que barc prende

fria arg la d caisSe ve nda que a levanteve l g utra que a distendeN te descans jamais

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C n e g ss

have su ere p etryas ne wh travels the seaAs a nauseaAn ag nyA taste f saltA i a s enchA c ncave glass that a s

his vibrant c r acheshe c r secu ing he b at a c l ck ringf a wave tautens it,an ther f ll ws t isten itt is a restiveness that never breaks

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Pu s d tre

Fundiu-se a r da d S len e s cedr s afilad sDesfez-se em azuis r sad s,in uras de es l

Ag ra, s lenemen e,c m u c rp que se en e raA s m de u sin plangen edesce a n i e s bre a erra.

Camp nula asfixian eCircu a u err r nas veias.Zumbem es relas em c lmeiasnum c u alhei e dis an e

Numa d m ncia de c va,suspensa em lei e de Lua,da a vida se ren va

e a guerra se c n inua.

Nas mar s d pr plasmaui, re ui, perene e f r e

Esprei a as pegadas da m r epersegue-a c m u fan asma

Cega e surda, impene vel,la eja, na reva urdidaessa c isa inevi velque a vida

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N g r n

The wheel o the sun sankamong flint-edged cedars,split into rose-blue lightand litmus tints

Solemnly now,ike a body be ng inter edto the sound o a plaintive bellnight descends over earth

Su ocating bell arTerror- illed arteriesStars hum in hivesin a distant, alien sky

n the eep of the gravesuspended in the moon's milky light,Li e is enewedwar goes on

n tides o protoplasmit ows and roils, perennial irmstalking death' s advancepursuing like a pha tom

Blind, dea impenetrable,it heaves in the thick darkit the inevitable,li e

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de n n

e -de m er in cen eexactamentec m naSem nunca ter desc be t que h de fals u de certn que vi

Entre mim e a Evid nciapaira uma n v a cinzentaUma f ma de in c n ia,que ap quenta

Mais que ap quentaenrege ac m u gume

e icaE uma esp cie de c mede n p der ser igual

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A nd f nn en e

It ated I ll d e i o e texa tlya whe wa bo .Never havi g di overedwhat i a e a d what i t ei all that have ee

e wee al Evide e a d mehover a grey ebulo ityA i d o i o e ehat oppre e me

More tha oppre epara y elike a k ife

tood verti al yO a a oat u h di pa ty.

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rb dden me dy

A minuscule feelingc mes t me fr m bey ndPenetrates thr ugh the curtaing ing r und the w rld fr m here

It a rives breathless and smilingd ipping f dewy mistIts rags f shameare all it has

The sun spies it suddenlyIt swells instantly int a cryFl wer f a st ident silencea c ntinent f infinity

An i ta f s und rchestratingthreads f sun, sparksc nvulsi ns f i idescent lightlike the tinkling f f ls bells

Flame f living spiritkeeping vigil ver a man i m u ingis the wave listen twhen I smile f r n reas

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Espe de du s f ces

Ajuda-me a esquecer as tuas faltase a ign rar s teus crimespara melh r te amarD -me a febre em que te exaltase que n s lh s expr mesquand n sabes falar

Espelh de duas faces, plana e curva:s, e n smagem dupla ra l mpida, ra turva,numa te afirmas n utra te negas, em ambas te cr s

Queria sentir te em utr s sentid sQueria ver-te sem lh s e uvir-te sem uvid sE queria as tuas m s numa aleluia frate a

Essas m s que ainda ntem, de manha, aturdidas,c m duas varas secas e f lhas ressequ dasa epiaram de lu as s mbras da cave a

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C u n rei

Te a-feiraquar a feiraquintaextaant faz.Ou de ta u d utra maneirad ming u egunda feiranenhuma e peran a me traz

Que eu nem ei be pel que e perSe aprender que n eie e quecer que aprendie imp r meu u e meu quere num i que eu inventeinen fare b iar em ti.

Que e ta c i a que e e peran d brar de uma e quina

U clar que dilaceraa expl de uma crateravida u m rte repentina

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Ra n on s d

ues ayWe nes ayu s ayi ay

i s a l e same o me.W e e s o a wa ySun ay o on ayno ay augu s o e

I o no even now w a I o foo e w a I o no nowo fo ge w a I ave e eo m ose on o e s w o I am an w a I wano even wi n an nven e you}}a wa e - y oa ing

o s o e -fo ingies a e u of a o ea a ion ig a a e a ese e o ion of a a e

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Tud f i

echo os olhos por ins an es.Abro os o hos nov en e.Nes e abrir e fechar de o hosj odo 0 mundo diferen e.

J ou ro ar me rodeiaou ros bios o respiram;ou ros a ns se ingirde ou ro So que os incendeia

Ou ras rvores se f oriram;ou ro ven o as despen eia;ou ras ondas invadiramou ros recan os de areia.

omen o, empo esgo ado,fluidez sem ranspar nciarese a espec ro da aus nciacad ver desen errado.

Combus o perene e fria.Corpo que a arder arrefece.Incandesc ncia sombria.Tudo foi. Nada acon ece.

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T m w was

I ose my eyes fo a momenI open hem againIn h s opening an os nghe who e wo is iffe en .

A f e en a enve ops meffe en ungs nha e i

iffe en o o e beyon sa e singe by iffe en suns.

Diffe en ees have b ossomeiffe en w n s un ombffe en waves pou inffe en shoa s of san .

A momen exhaus e meopaque f ui i yp esen e spe e of absen eexhume mo a y.

Combus on pe enn a f o enA bo y bu ing o .Da ening in an es en e.Tomo ow was an no h ng happens.

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Teat 6 ti

I vo o o o a m a a m o vO o o maL o d a za d d quazu ua o ma a a v

LS u o o m o aqu a uma

o ado a a omo u d o o a a aS omo aqu umaomo umad a o m u aqu o m u a

I m a m aqu o a a dV m daqu a u oP u a o qu aqu o

m v } m -u a a a moua d a o zoo a a m Ou o va am o

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O ti a theate

I vok b yo d my m o b B yo d a ma t

w b a y v d qb a d moo a a a b ma

ho b v a a om w h ha mo y a k t a h d do b th t a I ak d o abd ta b w b a d b

o o a d o dP my tha a om o wo d w a a h

m b a y ho mo ta

wa o o zoth t m vK o va y ad a m v y wo d A d m ov


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Cam de n ent a

u o ho av qu o ao r a amar ura do mundo qu m at ao undo da o aomo a o a n o t v m undot u o ho d a a a rtaovoaram d voo o au tro do m u ro to nt ro aram a om a a om ra m r d tad t ono r u o to

Va t o nt rro u nada qu u n o d z -t nadaI to o aqu o n o o n o aqu o n m too nada

Ou ta v z n o ja nadaOu ta v z ja to:u avor d madru ada

u ma qu hama x to

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F e d f c ncent at n

Yo r y rd that yo ca ta ov th arth' ttwh ch dr nk th nc o th na th th n w r l m tlyo r y o n d w n

ot ht n th c o t r o my acand q t on d th hadow th v lant hadowo my o d l

Go now Do not q t on m or I hav noth n to ayh that and that ov r th r , ar n th r that, nor that ov r th rh y ar noth n [nor thOr may not noth nMay m ly tha dawn' an c

a mala cal d x t

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Sede de gua

Em ve de mo c is lidnum c su o oquen do,n es se c n ei o eg doo fim de um de c id

Num se eno es ofundo,em do em o s de gu .ue es sede imens go

desde o inc io do mundo.

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Thi st f wate

nst ad of a pa ch d ch ysa isins d a ti ht cocoon'd ath b th wat in b d

on a humid at aft oon

n a p ofound s nity of b inbath d i poo s of wat . b a a imm ns thi stsinc th wo d's b innin


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Def a ed a n

wo out my a mshan in sta s in th sky.h fat of all ti d d stini s isEv ythin nds up ti da msand sta sand m

Lif olls (it s ms) lik un av llin spools of th adlik a fan op nin sil ntlywhil in th a low sound cu lscu ls and uncu lsuntil sudd nlyit shoots incand sc ntas in a danc of swo ds.

Oh d li ious f lin sth obs ssion with qu stioninth nzy of n v attaininh f v to mba kin th wak of insatiabl lon in .

My haunch s sm ll of humusof da k t anspa nt a tha bact ial play ound.My wo -out ms w ak nEv ythin nds up ti dt asand a msand m

Sta s swamps abyss sall landin s f om th sam laddfin s of th sam inEv ythin di s in t dium and in nothinEv ythin bo sEv ythin v x sEv ythin w a i sE

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Teatro do Mundo (1958)Theater of the World (1958)


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A

ei n ei n n ein ei nem ningu m abep r que e te dever me cabedever u devir, n eiOutr que u dia viraber e entender que nenhum de n abeOutr dir m tivp r que que me e prim a imp r que lut e p r que vivt alhead de mim

P r que e imp e p r que primee te mart ri c mum,e ta expia\ em crime

na cela de cada uP r que, em e c lha me entregna palavra e c lhidaemente ev lu dacumprind u de tin cegud ent er f cil. udE t d entender .da a g ta de te caudal mud

n me m ng leit c rrerEnt e entender que a v z d p etaque metal da tr mpete e a tinta d antracene i v m r r gand e a\ plene e d ne tr da e per n i ecrete m d de ent r e r r de q erer de mar n e mb de c r d erente

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The w ds ch sen

I don't know I don't know no I do not knowI don't know nor do s anyon knowwhy this duty has b fall n mthis duty or fu f llm nt I do not knowOth rs who will om aft r mwi l know and ompr h ndwhat non of us knowsOth rs will t ll th r asonwhy I xpr ss mys lf this waywhy I stru l why I livso outsid mys lf

Why this shar d martyrdomand th s rim l ss p nanimpos th ms lv s and oppr ss us

a h in our privat prisonsWhy imp l d I surr nd r mys fto th hoosin of wordss ds volvinfulfillin a blind fatEv rythin will b asy th n Ev ythinAnd v ryon will ompr h ndEv y drop of this mut torr ntwil flow in th sam riv r b d

Th n w 'll know that th po t's voiand th ho 's m tal anthra n dy sth n in whist 's splittin of spath sho k of n utrons in s r t xp rim ntsand this way of f in and lau hin of wantin and lovinar all a si n and symbol of a h art mad diff r nt

And th n th y'll sayObviously Of ours !

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Ma e te ntim ecretq e n il nc c ncente te ferecer- e e entrn m e g tament c mplete te er- e em i farcevirgem e mal e e bee te ar- e e te entregar- ee c brir e e e fl rar- e n e ma ning m

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But this in i t s cr tnclos in sil nc

this s f-off rin fro ithin

in st t of pur xh s ion,his b in on s lf with ut dis uisvir in l f c d with oo d nd vilthis s lf-surr nd r this s lf-r nd rinthis s lf disclosin , this s lf-r vishin ,ll of o o n, nd no on ls 's

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Vit olo

P qu nas ran s p s u as ionum spa o s m im ns sp s rvam como p cu as co ioa vapora o os nossos co a s

S i a an a o min io vivoo m ta p ciosoo tomo qu uz na scuri o ra ioactivo

qu nt sil ncioso

orizontal bru os sob o inf cto charco a xist nciaqu bran o as unhas n st cavar p rman nt s s pu turasb bo as uas scuras a uar o a minha aus ncia.

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V tr o

L r nd s l pus ul s o hin nd ss sppr s rv ik l v s o ol odiuh v pors o h h r

Sordid n u o ivin oro pr ious o lu inous o wi h r dio iv orho nd si n

Lyin pron ov h in d pool o xis nn ils rok n ro di in p n n r v sI drink h s d rk w rsnd w i y own s n

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M q i a de F g (1961)Fi e Machi e ( 1961)


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Amost a sem va o

Eu s i qu o u d s sp ro n o int r ssa a nin uCada u t o s u p ssoa intrans ss v ;co s ntr t s ju a intan v

Eu s qu a u an dad ais nt do qu us i qu o Mundo aior do qu o bairro ond hab toqu o r spirar d u s s o qu s ja o un o p sa nu tota qu t nd para in nito

Eu s qu as d ns s p dosas da V danora todo o ho disso v no contudo

n sta ins n fic ncia ratu ta d sva daUniv rso sou u co n bu osas tudo

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Wo h e p e

I know that y d spa nt sts n onEach o us has h s own p va an d nt ans ss lW th t ach sp nds h s land n x o anoth s d spa con d s h s untoucha l

I k ow ha hu a y ou nu sI know tha h wo ld s a han th n h o hood I cal hoand that th ath n o on p son v n y owndo s not outw h h Who that nds towa ds n n ty

I know h unp y n d ns ons o Lno d d sso v us all y n h s ns n ca c oth vuln a l and atu tousI a un v s co pl t and n u ous

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Como e e ta conten e?

Como s sta cont nt ?an os olhos m voltamod ado complac nt t ata com toda a nts m t ist za n m volta?S nti -s u hom m f izsatisf to com o qu s nt

com o qu p nsa com o qu diz?Como s sta cont nt ?

D v hav qualqu m c nicaqualqu t sada molaqu s solta d s n olano p p io instant p cisopa a qu u hom m d cad olhos p ados no ostopossa olha i com ostos m st anha o som do iso

Na minha tosca n na m

d f u nta sucatah qualqu mola d lataqu n o s dist nd bqua qu d sso ada l ndulaou n vo qu n o s nf aqua qu coisa qu n o d i ad a a ssa i ndo ad timb s qu o iso t

N o t iso n o t casan m dinh i o n m sa dn o s conta po vi tudq e fe em b .

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How does it fee to be contented

ow do s it f to b cont nt d?To cast on 's y s aboutild and co plac ntand tr at v ryonwith n ith r sadn ss nor r vulsion?To f lik a happy ansatis d with what h f lswith what h thinks and says?ow do s it f l to b cont nt d?

Th r ust b so chanisso ti ht sprinwhich sprin s un av llinat pr cis ly th ri ht o ntso that a an of sh (and bon )with y s drill d into his faccan look about and lau h with ustowithout qu stionin th sound of his lau ht r

Within y a d ars

of rust d iron scrapsth r is a tin sprinwhich i p f ctly dist ndsso w ak n d landulao n rv which fai s to hinso thin that will noti nit that yrof ti br s that lau ht r rin s.

Not to hav au t r nor a honor on y no h a this not a virtuw tch dn ss is r d-hot iron

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M s s inh i o s n o isol s o n o

o o s o s n p ofoss u o n o p iso-lo s p fo vivosp n o o o o o n osso s s o vo n on n n o

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Bu o hav a ho and on yo hav h al h bu no hav lau ho a a on s lf al day

as f sh dd n on s own blood wa n c ssa y o no k p h s o n always fi and vi o ousal a v y s condha ind d would b asono con n d

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M quina d mund

univ rso f ito ss nc alm nt d coisa n nhumaInt rvalos dist nc as buracos poros dad t r aEspa o vazio m suma

r sto a mat ria

Da qu st arr piost cham -lo t -lo r u -lo d front -losta fr sta d nada ab rta no vazio

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Wo d ma h ne

h univ rs is ss ntially mad out of nothin .Int rvals distanc s hol s an th r al lac .In short mpty spac .h r st is matt r.

hus this shudd rthis callin it and holdin it this liftin it and facin itthis v in of nothin op nin into th void

must b an int rval.


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A ti-A e F a k

Es a c a a sq l da,d iso obsc no o ha s aluc nados,nunca ap ou nas os a f a fac p da,nunca s n iu, na scada, as bo as dos soldados,nunca nxu ou as l as qu aniqu la s o a ,nunca pa d c u co o a ha d u anqu ,n as ou nu s o,n s cha a Ann F ank

Nunca sc v u d o n nunca fo sco a,n d sp ou o a o dos di o s pi dososNunca s nd u as os ans s dolo ososa n o s nos p i o s da cn ca da s ola

Ba - h , p sa na, nsu a na, s qu nin u s poE la, a vosa p da,o d , s bucha, cosp , od a a o

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Ant Anne F

This squalid childwith obsc n s il and craz d looksn v r h ld in h r hands th cold pal facn v r h ard soldi rs boots on th stairsn v r dri d t ars that xhaust and xtin uishn v r r w pal b for th tank's unnin staccatonor crawl d alon an attic floorand n v r was call d Ann Frank

N v r wrot a diary nor att nd d schoolnor inspir d th lov of pious ditorsN v r outstr tch d h r hands in an uish d painif not for th d licat of b in .

Th y strik h r st p on h r insult h r and no on car s.

And sh nra d and palbit s kicks spits and hat s unto d ath.

Wr tch d squalid childEv n in suff r n luck is r quir d!

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Dec ara o de A or

xcita- a tua pr s n a rvor rvor s todas!D s jo-t (d s jo vos) co o s foss s Ca u D s joCo o s u foss o v nto qu pr sid s tuas bodas t cicia r dor t f cunda nu aliciant b ijo

Ponho os olhos ti ntr t nho- a p nsar qu sou ostodo os qu t nvolv o tronco t sacod convulsiva ntR qu bras-t co vo pia os t us aranhados cab los lou osfusti a o ar co o t os co toda a for a qu st a or

cons nt

6 rvor inha d bil! 6 praz r dos us olhos xt ticos!6 filtro da luz do Sol! 6 r fr sco dos s d ntos!D stila nos us l bios as otas dos t us st r s aro ticosun a inha pid r co t us acios un u ntos

D snuda- a tua inti idad rvor Diz- a qu s r dos[r corr s

para t d s nrolar s flor s frutos nu c clico d svarioporqu qu tudo o tua volta tu n o orr s ac itas s pr o A or co r novado cio

Inicia- nos t us ist rios f itic ira dos cab los v rd s

nsina- a transfor ar u raio d sol sucul nta ca adura n ss s p rfu s subtis qu a toda a hora p rd sprolon ando o t u s r no ar qu t oldura

E atrav s d ti rvor qu c l bro os sponsais ntr i aNatur za

E atrav s d ti qu b bo a nuv fr sca ordo a t rra ard ntE d ti qu r c bo as l is do A or da B l zaA o-t 6 rvor apaixonada nt !

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Dec r f L ve

Your presence exc tes me, oh Tree oh Trees! des re you (des re you all) as f you were Flesh, and , Des reAs f were the w nd wh ch pres des at your wedd ng feast,wh spers about you, fecunds you n a seduct ve k ss

gaze upon you, bemused to mag ne am two hands,hands wh ch enc rcle your trunk and shake you convuls vely

You shudder w th pleasure, and your f ne, entangled ha rlashes the a r l ke wh ps w th all the force my love consents to

Oh Tree, my fa r one, oy of my ecstat c eyesOh lter of the sun's l ght, quencher of th rsts!D st l on my l ps the sap of your aromat c res ns,ano nt my sk n w th your del cate o ntments.

Bare your nt mate depths, Tree Tell me what secrets youconce ve

to unfurl then n flowers and fru ts n a cyc cal extravagance,why everyth ng around you d es and you don' d e,and why you always nv te Love w th renewed urgency.

n t ate me nto your myster es, green-ha red bew tcher.Teach me to transform nto succulent esh ness,nto subtle perfumes that you perpetually release, a s mple ray of sunextend ng your be ng nto the a r that embraces you

Through you, Tree, celebrate my betrothal to NatureThrough you dr nk from fresh cloud and b te nto the ncandescent

earthFrom you rece ve the laws of Love and Beauty love thee, Tree, pass onately

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Escopro de v dro

Estou aqu co stru do o ovo d acom uma ex ress o t o bra da e descu dadaque d r se- ao estar faze do ada.

E co tudo estou aqu co stru do o ovo d a.

Porque o d a co str6 -se o se es era.N o so

quedef agre um m rov so de luz

E u orfe o de vozes surdas u arfar de tro cos uso erguer a uma s6 voz dos remos da galera

Ca ta do e tre os de tesu refr o a droabro l has que tescom u esco ro de v dro.

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Teatro anat6m co

cert que a realidade realdifere bastante da realidade pensada.Os h mens n esperam mesm nada.Eu que esper e esse t d mal.

Agrav a d r d mund imaginand -a;c r de sangue e febre s lh s distra d s;c nstru a v z amarga implic -a de sentid spisand -a triturand -a macerand -a.

Mund c rp . E u c rp sem f rma nem limites.E c m c rp neleuns s c e utr s peleutr s ventre replet de apetitesutr s sex utr s b ca utr s retina

utr s m scul tens e f r a bruta.Cada u seu sistema determinaCada qual a seu m d se executa.

Mas se u h mem fervena gua em que eu fervc itad s6 serepara fi de nerv .

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Anatom ca thea e

Do btless real realitydiffers ta tly from tho ght reality.Man never hopes for anything do, and that s the problem

I a gment the world s pain wheneve imagine it,I color my distracted eyes with blood and fever, cons r ct a bitter voice, f ll of implications,cr shing, po nding and s nder ng

The world is a body. A formless limitless body.And like a body, there are within itsome who are the esh, o hers the skin,others the stomach, f ll of appet tesothers the sex, the mo th or the retina,

still others ta t m scle and br te strengthEach one a self-determined system.Each one performing a f nc ion.

B t if a man b sn he wa er whereI b ,The wretch can only serveas raw nerve

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Suspens o co o da

Penso no se poeta, e anda d spe sona voz de quem a n o te ;no pouco que h de m m em cada ve so,no mu to que h de tudo e de n ngu m

Anda o cego a toca a V olete a,e eu a v - o, e a cega ;e a pob e da mu he esf egando e pondo a ce a,e eu a v la, e a esf ega .

Que so pe to, que a o d stante,que nf ma d b l, b eve co sa nada,a, ao fundo, esta d aga ca bu ante,asga, evolve e asfalta a subte nea est ada?

Postulados e le s e lemas e teo emas,tudo o que af ma e ju a e d z que s m,teo as, dout nas e s stemas,tudo se escapa ao auto dos meus poemas.A ele, e a m m.

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Co oida suspension

I think about poets and the awkward aitthat silent voices haveI think about how little of me is in each versehow much of everythin and of no one

A blind man weaves a on p ayin La Violeterasee n himI reflect his blindnessA wretched woman scrubs and waxesseein her I re ect her wretchedness

What is the d stant a ction and near joywhat in rm ephemeral thindoes th s combustin dred er hoist up from belowrippin d n and pavin th s subterranean street?

Postulations laws labels theoremsall that af rms announces and admi stheories doctrines and systemsnone of this pertains to the author of these linesNot to him not to me

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Linhas de For a (1967)Line of Force 1967


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Poema da noi e p c da

A mult d o em f rp sse pl c d mente n s ru s d c d de,de mente pl c d ,pl c d mente,en u nto os omens ue or ent m pl c d mente mult d o em f rue p c d mente p sse n s ru s d c d de,

procur m fur os mentes so u es pl c d sue or ent r o mu t d o em f rue, pl c d mente, p sse n s r s d c d de,de mente pl c d ,pl c d mente,e s b os busc m fur os mentes f rmul s pl c d s

ue, pl c d mente,resolver o s d f culd des d mult d o em f rue p sse n s ru s d c d dede mente pl c d ,pl c d mente,e todos, todos em sum ,pl c d mente,procur m fur os mente,de tod s s form s p c d s,tender s n u et es e os nse os pl c dosd mult d o em f rue, pl c d mente, p sse n s ru s d c d de,e pl c d mente se ssent nos pl c dos b ncos d s ven d s,bebendo o pl c do d no te,e esper ndo, pl c d mente,s solu es pl c d sp r os seus nse os e n u et es fur os s

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Poem o the ac d n ght

The f r o s m lt t dewalks lac dly along the c ty streetslac d-m ndedlyw th lac d m ndwh le the men who lac dly or entthe f r o s m lt t dethat lac dly walks along the c ty streetsf r o sly seeklac d sol t ons

that w l or ent the f r o s m lt t dethat lac dly walks along the c ty streetslac d-m ndedlyw th ac d m ndand the w se men f r o sly search forlac d form las

that w ll lac d yso ve the hardsh s of the f r o s m lt t dethat walks along the c ty streetsac d m nded y

w th lac d m ndand everyone n short everyonelac dlyf r o sly seeksn every ac d mannerto ac fy the f r o s worr es and the lac d w shesof the f r o s m lt t dethat lac dly walks along the c ty streetsand ac dly s ts on the aven es lac d benchesdr nk ng n the lac d n ght a rand ac dly wa t ng forlac d sol t onsto ts lac d w shes and f r o s worr es.

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L o so e a gua

Este l qu do gua.Qua do pura odora s p da e color.

Reduz da a vaporsob te s o e a alta temperaturamove mbolos das m qu as que por ssose de om am m qu as de vapor.

E u bo d ssolve te.Embora com excep es mas de u modo gerald ssolve tudo be c dos bases e sa s.Co gela a ze o graus ce tes ma se ferve a1 qua do press o ormal.

Fo este l qu do que uma o te c l da de Ver osob u luar gomoso e bra co de cam l aapareceu abo a o cad ver de Of l acom u e far a m o.

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A ec u e wa e

Th s l qu d s called waterWhen puret s d rless tasteless and c l rless

Reduced t steamunder tens n and h gh temperaturet f res the p st ns f eng nes thus

the term steam-dr ven

Th s qu d s a p tent s lventW h s me e cept ns but generallyt d ss lves w th equal eff c ency ac ds bases and saltst freezes at zer cent gradeand b ls at100 unde n rmal pressure

It was n th s l qu d ne h t n ght f summer

under a v sc us wh te-camel a m nthat appea ed the at ng cadaver f Ophel aa l ly n ne hand

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A ado escente

S b , func on l, ef c entecomo os modelos d d ct cos despoj dos de enfe te,p ss n ru dolescenteche r ndo e te

C m nh sober n e enf t c como s ves eg pc sd sf r ndo no nd r l v que referve.V orgulhos por tr nsport r no pe to du s cr st s rept c s,e do resto, que pressente m s nd n o s be o certo p r que serve

Contr dos os l b os n ns nu o d sedeo o h r nqu eto e duro ressum ndo v ol ncs n r n s frem ndo como s guelr s dos pe xes p nh dos n rede

E s m mos or d do esc nc .

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Ado e cent gi

Prod g ous func ona eff c enke an ana om ca mode s r pped of embe shmenhe ado escen g wa ks down he s reesme ng of m ky you h.

She wa ks sovere gn y empha ca y ke Egyp an b rdsconcea ng n her ga he ava ha has begun o bu .Haugh y she passes by boas ng w n promon or eswh e for he res us s rr ng she can on y guess a s purpose.

ps au en n an nso en h rsa hard v g an s are prom s ng v o encenos r s remb e ke he g s of a sh caugh n a ne .

Such s he rs f ower of ado escence

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Poema para Ga eo

Estou olha o o t u r trato, m u v lho pisa o,aqu l u r trato qu to a a g t co h c ,m qu a tua b la cab a sabrocha or scsobr u mo sto cab o pa o.Aqu l r rato a Gal ria os Of cios a tua v lha Flor a(N o, o, Gal l o! Eu o iss Sa to Of c oDiss Gal ria os Of cios.)Aqu l r trato a Ga ria os Of c os a r qu a a Flor a.L mbras t ? A Po t V cchio, a Loggia, a Piazza llaEu s i.. Eu s i. [Sig or a . .As marg s oc s o A o s horas par as a m la col a.Ai qu sau a , Galil o Ga i i!

Olha. Sab s? L m Flor ast guar a o u o a tua m o r i a um r l c rio

Palavra ho ra qu st !As voltas qu o mu o !S calhar at h g t qu p saqu trast o cal rio

Eu qu ria agra c r-t , Galil o,a i t l g cia as coisas qu m st .Eu, qua tos mi h s hom s como ua qu m tu sclar c st ,ia jurar qu isparat , Galil o!

jurava a p s ju tos apostava a cab as m a m or h sita o qu os corpos ca m ta to mais pr ssaqua to mais p sa os s o

Pois o vi t , Galil o?Qu m acr ita qu u p o caiacom a m sma rapi z qu u bot o camisa ou qu u s ixo a

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Poem for Ga i eo

'm looki at you po t ait my old Pi a f ie dthat po t ait of you that eve yo e k ow ,the o e whe e you beautiful head eme e a d flou i heabove a mode t cloth colla .That po t ait at the Uffizi Galle y i you a cie t Flo e ce.( o o, Galileo did 't ay Holy Office aid Uffizi )*

That po t ait of the Uffizi i ele a t Flo e ceRemembe ? The Po te Vecchio the Lo ia he Piazza della k ow ... k ow . Si o ia ...

tho e lovely ba k of the A o at the du k hou of mela choly.Aye uch a lo time a o Galileo Galilei

Hey You k ow what? The e i Flo e cethey've kept a fi e of you i ht ha d i a eliqua yt' the e wo d of ho o

How the wo ld ha come full ci cleThe e may eve be people who thi kyou've e te ed the official cale de .

'd like to tha k you, Galileo,fo the i telli ibility of thi you've ive me.

like o ma y millio of me like meyou've e li hte edwa eady to wea what fooli h e Galileoa d would have wo o my k ee a d bet my ow head o thi

without the li hte t he itatio that bodie fall at a velocityi p opo tio to thei wei ht.

Well i 't it obviou Galileo?Who could believe that a ock fallwith the ame velocity a a butto of a hi t o a a d pebble?

* Po ugu , Uf i d g d O c o h r y r d ri g th r f r c to thUff G l ry d th qui it o [ o Of cio 1.6] pu g t p y o word u fou t u r

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E ta ra a int lig ncia qu D u no d u

E tava agora a l mbrar-m , Galil o,

daqu la c na m qu tu tava ntado num cab lo tinha tua fr ntu fri o d hom n douto , hirto , d toga d cap loa olhar m-t v ram nt .E tavam todo a ralhar contigo,qu par cia impo v l qu u hom m da tua idad da tua condi o, tiv to ando num p rigo

para a Humanidad para a iviliza oTu, mbara ado comprom tido, m il ncio mordi cava o l bio , p rcorria , ch io d pi dad ,

ro to imp n t v i daqu la fila d bio

u olho habituado ob rva o do at lit da tr la

d c ram l da ua altura poi aram, como av aturdida par c m qu tou a[v -lo ,

na fac gr vida daqu la r v r nd ima criaturaE tu fo t diz ndo a tudo qu im, qu im nhor, qu ra tudo talconform ua min ncia d javam, qual diria qu o Sol ra quadrado a Lua p ntagonal qu o a tro bailavam ntoavam

m ia noit louvor harmonia univ r alE jura t qu nunca mai r p tirian m a ti m mo, na pr pria intimidad do t u p n am nto, livr aqu la abomin v i h r ia calma,qu n inava cr viapara t a p rdi o da tua almaAi, Galil o!Mal abiam o u douto ju , g and nhor d t p qu no

mundoqu a im m mo, mp rtigado no u cad ir d bra o ,andavam a corr r a rolar p lo pa o

ra o d trinta quil6m tro por gundoTu qu abia , Galil o Galil iPor i o ram t u olho mi ricordio o

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S c s t e ntell gence t at God gave s

I was j st recall ng Gal leot at scene w ere yo are seated on a stooland n front of yo t ere s tsa row of le ed st ff backed men wear ng togas and cowlsseverely eye ng yoT ey are all admon s ng yosay ng t at t s mperm ss ble t at a man of yo r ageand stand ngs o ld t nto a menaceto H man tyand to C v l zat onYo conf sed and comprom sed b te yo r l p n s lenceand p o sly exam net e mpenetrable faces n t at w se row of men

Yo r eyes sed to observ ng moons and stars

descended from t ose e g tsand l ke st nned b rds t act ally feels l ke I m see ng t emnow

perc ed on t e grave express ons of t ose most venerable creat resAnd yo kept say ng yes to everyt ng yes s r everyt ng wasj st t e way t e r em nenc es w s ed t to be ndeedand yes yo wo ld say t at t e s n was sq are and t e moonand that t e stars danced and ntoned pentagonalat m dn g t la dae' of a n versal armonyAnd yo swore never to repeatnot even to yo rself not even n t e calm and free nt macy of yo rt ose abom nable eres es t o g tst at yo ad ta g t and wr ttenbr ng ng ete al damnat on to yo r so lAye Gal leoYo r so w se j dges grand lords of t s small world fa led

to seenonet eless t at seated pr g t n t e r g stra g t-backed c a rst ey were rac ng and roll ng thro g spaceat a rate of t rty k lometers per secondYo knew t t o g Gal leo Gal leT t i y y eye e e me

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p r iss er teu c r chei de pied depied de pel s h mens que n p ecis m de s frer h mens dit s s quem Deus dispens u de busc r verd de.

P iss est ic mente m ns menteresististe t d s s t rtu s t d s s ng sti s t d s s c n temp senqu nt e es d lt in cess vel d s su s ltur sf r m c indc indc indc indc ind sempree sempreininter up men en r z direct d s qu dr d s d s temp s.


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Poe a da o te apa ente

Nos pos qu con ci o qu s con c ndo gor os o ns p s v d isso ind con c r no po d l s,p r ci l s vid podr r l s suspir v por viv r gor

A suspir r pro s r orr r .E gor qu ndo s br s cov s,ncon r -s s v z s os d n s co qu r ng r ,o br ncos co o s s d n dur s foss nov s.

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P em apparent death

n the days when what s happen ng now was happen ng henand men were shocked thatt could st ll happen n the r t me,l fe seemed corrup and v leand the men then longed to be al ve n our t me now

They d ed long ng and protest ngAnd now, when the r graves are opened,somet mes he tee h wh ch they gr tted are oundas wh te as when they were new

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The H hour

Spr ng sme ls of oranges.

T ere are certa n k nds of and grenades t at are small and ro ndalled oranges.)

The smel of oranges ls t e moon t n g t w t myster es

It s sa d t at moonl t n g ts are t e best for aer al bomb ngs )

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Poema de me chamar n 6n o

Hoje, ao nascer do sol, de man z n a,ouv can ar u galo num qu n alquando eu n a se s anos e fu passar as f r as do a alcom a m n a madr n aa cama mprov sada no corre orsab amen e ng a que dorm amu o embrul ado num cober or,

enqua o numa luz melada e quase fr a,o mundo, sab en e,f ng a que nasc aE en o ape eceu me amb m nascer,nascer por m m, por m n a e pressa von ade,sem pa nem m e,sem prepara o de amor,sem be jos nem car c as de n ngu m,s6, s6 e s6 por m n a l v e von adeDobrado em c rculo no ven re do meu cober or,enrugado como u fe o espera da l berdadev va a l berdade

cerrava e descerrava as p lpebras, sab amen e,como se as n o movesse,como se n o sen sse nem soubesse,

abr ndo as numa fenda d ss mulada e es re a,nsens vel s co sas quo d anas,mas b l para aquela alvorada pur ss ma e escorre aque me nundava o sangue a rav s das pes anasFrem am-se me as p lpebras sacud ndo na luz u p6 de borbole as,u e plod r de m ssangas fur a-cores,bac los e vapores,rendas brancas e pre asCada vez ma s fe o, ma s redondo, ma s b c o-de-con a,ma s bal o, ma s plane a, bola pron aa me er-se no fo o,ma s e e o e o o,ma s sem f m nem pr nc p o, sem pon a nem ares a,

m v b n m f

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Poem for eing named An n o

Today at dawn very early heard the o k row n the b yardwhen was s x and spent Chr st asw th y god othern the akesh ft bed n the hallway artfully pretended that sleptall wrapped up n a blanket

wh le n a honeyed al ost old l ghtthe world artfullypretended t was be ng boAnd then too felt l ke be ng bobo by y own do ng by y express w llw thout father or otherw thour love s prel nar esw thout anyone s k sses or tende essalone alone and alone by y own free w llDoubled over nto a r le ns de y blanket s wo bwr nkled l ke a fetus wa t ng for ts l berty(long l ve l berty ) opened and losed y eyel ds artfullyas f hadn t oved theas f ne ther felt nor not ed the

open ng the n a d ss ulated narrow sl tndless of quot d an th ngsyet artful before that pure and able-bod ed dawnood ng y blood through y eyelashesMy eyel ds qu vered powder ng the l ght w th butter y dustan explos on of r des ent beadsba lla and vaporswh te and bla k la eEa h t e ore fetus ore round ore wood louseore balloon ore planet doughready for the ovenore ete al retuore w thout end or beg nn ng w thout po nt or edge s b's x m n xp s d n

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oi ent o que o tal galo cantou.ooooooonge .

Muito looooooonge .no quintal da vi inha,para o fim do mundo mesmo ao lado da casa d minha madrinha

Era uma vo redonda, d bil, inexperiente,bruxuleante como a chamaque est mesmo a apagar-se e esperta de repentee novamente morre e de novo se inflama.Uma vo sub-rept cia, an6dina, irrespons vel,fuga e insinuante,u canto sem conto os, a reo, imponder veludo isso e muito mais, mas principalmente distante.

Foi assim que a vo do galo na capoeirado quintal da vi inhaque tinha plantado ao centro uma nespereira

mesmo junto da casa da minha madrinha,penetrou no ventro macio do meu cobertorEra uma frente de onda, compacta e envolve te,pura j na garganta e agora mais que pura,filtradae destiladanos poros vidos da minha cobertura.Chegou e fulminou o meu ser indigente,exposto e carecido,naquele gesto mole e distra dodo Deus omnipotenteda Capela Sistinaquando ergue a m o terr vel e fulminao cora ode Ad o

E pronto Eis-me nascido Cheio de sede e fome.

Ant nio o meu nome.

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I w s hen h he c c cr wedF r w y ..Very f r w y .

n he ne ghb r s b y rdhere he end f he w rld r gh nex my g dm her s h use

I w s r und fr g le nex er enced v cefl c er ng l e fl meh s n f c b u ex ngu sh nd suddenly rev v ngd es g n hen re llum nes.A surre us ssu g ng rres ns ble v ceee ng nd sugges ve s ng w h u b rders er l nd m nder bleAll f h s nd much much m re bu b ve ll d s n

I w s hus h he c c s cr w ng n he y rdf he ne ghb r w m n s b y rdwh h d l n ed medl r ree n he m ddle f her y rdr gh nex my g dm her s h useene r ed he s w mb f my c verleI w s w ve-fr n c m c nd envel nglre dy ur f ed n he hr nd n w m re h n uref l erednd d s lledn he v d res f my c verleI rr ved nd s l gh n ng s r c my nd gen be ng

ex sed nd needyn h gen le d s r c ed ges uref G d mn enn he S s ne Ch el ce l ngwhen He r ses h s err ble h nd nd s r eshe he rf Ad m

S hen. I m b All hunger nd h rs

An n s my n me.

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Poemas P stumos (1983)Posthumous Poems (1983)


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Poe a do adeus

Ex ge novas le s que os olhos n o se alegrequando as folhas das rvores lhes acena ;quando o lagarto ao Sol o er6t co esco o,erecto e c rculanteco o u radar,transfor a as ondas ansase l br cas tens es.N o a s ur r os de guas ne aro as de nhosque os ouv dos ant gos recolh ae os nar zes haur a sequ ososco o exaustores de fu os;n o a s abr r os olhos e fech -lossob a l ngua da luz la bendo o ao convexo das l ebras;n o a s lev ta o do cor o no s l nc o,

o orte da don nha na n n cado que nunca acontece.

Po s que seja eus olhos que ao fechare -seleve cons go a age derrade rada frag nc a o t ca do undoque e eu rosto bafeje 0 lt o h l todas agas trans ar nc as nventadas;

que nele roce a lt a das avesde ben volas asas estend dasque e constru dos c us nos red rada fr g l cond o de ser hu anoque as lt as ensagensdos e ssores ratas, clandest nos alguresno fundo dos cr sta s,no st lo das ores,nas esca as dos e xes,encontre eus ouv dos

Que a terra e seja leve

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Poem of fa ewe

N la d mand that my y b not gladh n tr gr t m th th r l avh n unn ng l zard rot c n ckr ct and cr n ngl k radartran form g nt undulat onnto la c v ou tra n ngNo mor murmur ng at r nor p rfum d p nthat anc nt ar harv t dand no r h r ly br a h dl k fanno long r op n and clo my yb n ath th l ght' tongu armly l ck ngth conv x d y l dno mor th body' l nt l v tat onnor th f rr t' a k ard ga t b for th mm n ncof hat n v r happ n

May my y upon c o ngb ar th a t magof th or d' po t c c ntMay my fac b car d by th f nal br athof mag cal nv nt d tran par ncMayth la t of b rd bru h up aga n t tth ng xt nd d n b n vol nc

that n con truct d k onc r d m d ufrom our frag human x t ncMay th nal m agfrom cland t n p rat rn chy tall n d pthn th f o r' p tn th f h ' calr ach my ar

May th arth b l ght abov m

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P

o no a eal o a p estoesto o a o o no a e al dese to

a ao enta de e e o o o a p estono a ealdese to

Co a em l nha e ta p esto p esto

pe a o a do maela o la do ma em nha e tao a p esto o o

a ao enta de eNo a eal as uas de amadasnas an st as do ma

lambuzavam de espuma as pa as autom t asdo o que p esto p es o o a em nhae tapela o la do ma

Sem p n p o nem m em l nha etape a o la do ma

a ao en a de ena ho a espessa pe anhen a e h m daem que u esto de luz no espasmo da a on aeme nas o sas e empasta as omo omaNo espa o d lu do es umado e nzentoo a p esto o o no a ea dese toCo a em l nha e a p es o p estode n ndo uma o ma moved a

que pe u ava a n voa e p osse u ape a o la do ma em l nha e ao nho evantado o hos est t osando o b eve pon o onde se en ont am

a m de odo o on eas tas q s z m pa a as

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P f f

A d g n the beach ran swift ySw ft y ran the d g n the deserted beach

t was ate-afte n and the d g ran swift yn the deserted beach

t ran in a straight line sw ftly, swi tly

a ng the cean s edge.A ng the cean s edge, in a straight nethe d g swiftly ran

t was ate a e nOn the beach the waters spewedint the cean s anguish

lapped with spume the aut matic legsf the d g that sw ft y, swi y ran in a straight inea ng the cean s edge

th ut beginning r end a straight inea ng the cean s edge

t was ate-a e nat the th ckened h ur, sticky and hum dwhen the remains f l ght in ts ast ag nym an in al things and impaste ike g uen the diluted, hazy and greying spacethe d g ran sw tly n the deserted beach.Ran in a straight ine swiftly, swi lydef ning a v latile f rm

that pierced the mist and pursuedthe cean s edge in a straight inemuzz e i ed and eyes f edfi ing the br e p int where,bey nd a bey nds c nvergethe g c l p ll l

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Alte avam-se as patas1na cad nciana cad ncia ritmada d m viment prestdeixand n areal as arcas d c ntactPrest , prest

C m se u desej hamasse, c rria prest n areal deser

ritm sempre igual l ngua pendurada,s lh s c m br cas furad res de dist ncias

Em seu ltim espasma luz enr dilh u0 c , 0 mar, 0 c u, pr xim e 0 distanteEra u sup st c pres , prest ,num sup st areal, desertp r uma linha recta sup staque areal e marMas prest , prest , prest , prest ,ia c rrend 0 c n deser

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Its rs of le s moved n c dences,n r yt m c c dences of sw ft movement,le v n ts tr ce on t e be csw ly, sw ly.

As f beckoned by des re, t e do r n sw ftlyon t e deserted be c .Ever-unc n n r yt m, ton ue rotrud n ,eyes l ke dr l s, erc n t e d st nce

n ts f n l s sm, t e l t entw neddo , oce n, sky, ne r nd f r.t w s n m n ry do runn n sw ly, sw tly,lon n m ned be c , re lly deser ed,lon str t l ne more m nedt n be c nd oce nBut sw tly, sw ly, lw ys sw ftly, sw ftly,t e do r n nd r n on t e deserted be c

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Poema da no va de Chaga

enho os olhos repletos de venturE isto simplesmentepor ver n minh frente u t nque de gu ,b ncos de pedr volte uns modestos rbustos sem gr ndez .Como ventur f cil qu ndo tudose mede em desventur

Tudo se junt neste qu dro menop r d r felicid de moment nee 0 que f lt , que tudo, isso im ginoA luz do Sol escondido jorros brot ,c ustic pele e foguei o rostonos rbustos despidos s flores rescendeme no t nque p r do, de gu s suj s,o tr nsporte l quido se elev

e em p r bol s c i n mort superf cie.Desce u pombo do lto em v o entoe n bord do t nque pois , e olh .Finjo que sou de pedr e o pombo olh -me.Finge-se ele de pedr enqu nto o olho,e ssim nos demor mos, u e outro,t nos convencermos

que s6 de m tuo mor se vive em p zU ro r de s s ve do lto e desce.E el , pomb , o n mero que f lt vno progr m d s fest s dos meus olhos.Ao l do dele pois , e t o cheg dque s pen s dele em mim se sobress lt m.

Foi ent o que u rumor t o insens velcomo u brir de p t l sro ou por entre s folh s dos rbustosA noiv de Ch g ll,micro-onde violet , espum de detergente,utu ndo o s bor de um supost bris ,legre e r pid , voluptuos e breveem r ulo de rend me envolveu

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Poem of Ch g ' b de

My eyes a e b mm ng w th good fo tuneS m ly becauseI have a c ste befo e me,stone benches about meand a few un etent ous sh ubsow easy good fo tune s when eve yth ngs measu ed by m sfo tune

Eve yth ng conjo ns n th s del cate ctu eto g ve a moment s fel c ty,and what s m ss ng n t wh ch s eve yth ng mag neThe h dden sun bu sts nto lum nous st eams,bu ng the sk n and ush ng the face,the owe s of denuded sh ubs wa a omas,and f om the sto ed c ste s stagnant wate st ans a ent l qu d ssues fo th

and falls onto the ba en su face n a abolasA dove descends slowly f om aboveand al ghts on the c ste s m, obse v ng etend I am made of stone and the dove obse ves meThe dove etends he s made of stone andI obse ve h m,and thus we both ema n,unt l we a e each conv ncedthat only n mutual love can we l ve n eaceA b ush ng of w ngs descendst s the she-dove, the numbe m ss ngf om th s fest ve og am of my eyesNext to h m she al ghts, and so closely,that h s feathe s shudde w th n me

t was then that a low sound as m e ce bleas the unfold ng of etals,b ushed aga nst the leafy sh ubsChagall's b de,v olet m c o-wave, wh ten ng s umefloat ng at the me cy of an mag ned b eeze,sw and joyous, volu tuous and b efwrapp d m n la p r l

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De assoura de esparto o omem do ardimunta a as fol as secase ao unt -lasdilu a rumo es no sil ncio da tardeenquanto ia pensando nout a oisa.

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Wit a broom o reeds t e man in t e gardengat ered prosaic leaves,and as e gat ered t eme sent a murmur into t e silence of t e a e oonw ile t inking ot er t ings

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P em d c r c

U f o de aze te;esp a de a


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Poem of he nv s b e worm s p ss on

A s ream e of ui e d o iveversa i e s ee read suspen ed from a anea in e wind bends and yie ds

and in yie ding moanse omma poised be ween words

Wa e y fur ows ike an abdomen ripp ed w aug erw ere e s ip s mas ere an r ump anquivers and edes ike a ommon wormSinuous a embi wormw ere oi s dripand every i o or eerfu ye piresF u ed f e of fiber e prope er s oiw ose ife is bo e suspended in ons an v bra ionT e s in e fis erman s and s i o from i s o d wa ersspira ing ga a yroa

vor eoi ing ove-swoon:woman.

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Poe a das c sas

Amo o espa o e o ugar e as coisas que n o falamestar ali o ser de certo modoo saber se como ondeque est e comoo aguardar sem pressa e atender nosda forma necess ria.

Serenas em si mesmas sempre iguais a si pr priasesperam as coisas que o desespero as busque

Abre se a por a e o pr prio ar nos fa aAs cortinas de rede e actamente aquelasa cadeira onde a mem ria es sentadaa mesa o copo a ch vena o rel gioo m vel onde algu m permanece encostadosem volume e sem tempo

n s pr prios quando os olhos indignadosnas p lpebras se encobrem.

P e se a pedra na m o e a pedra pesapesa connosco forma u corpo inteiroFecha-se a m o e a m o toma-lhe a formaconhece a pedra entende-lhe o feitiosente a macia ou spera e sabe em que lugaresAbre se a m o e a mesma pedra avultaSe fosse o amor dos homensquando se abrisse a m o j l n o es ava

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Poe a do es range ro

Apont o estr ngeiro om o dedo risonhos orl s d pr ionde s rei s do quotidi no bebem s velh s gu s.V i legre o estr ngeiro.Com o lpendre d m o en obre o Sol dos olhose ind g su voltnd g o longe e o perto o lto e o b ixo o quieto e o turbulentoe ri-se ri-se muito de ontentee prov om be o movimento d s gu s.Alegr -se o estr ngeirode ver o m is que visto.E rei o b r o g ivot

0 p no do toldo que esvoo Sol que vermelh f e br n ri n em fug d s gu s que perseguem.

E ri se ri-se muito de ontenteporque legri do estr ngeiro 0 n o est ronde est ri se n o estivesse li vendo g ivote rei , e o b r o e tudo o m is que vistoenqu nto gu se ev por n ev por o de todos os di s

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P m f h f gn

T e fo eigne point wit a gleef l fingetowa t e coa t-linew e e t e oti ian an ink ancient wateT e fo eigne walk along contenteit t e back of i an to iel i eye f om t e ne inve tigate all t at lie abo t imnve tigate t e fa an t e nea , t e ig an t e low, t e till anan la g , la g ea tily, t e t b lent,an no app ovingly at t e movement of t e wateT e fo eigne i appyto ee all t e al t ingt e an t e boat an t e eag ll,t e tte ing awning,t e n t at t w ite- kinne c eek ve m lion,t e c il leeing t e wate w ic follow im

An t e fo eigne la g , la g ea tilybeca e t e fo eigne appine i in not beingw e e e wo l be if e we e not e e watc ing t e eag ll,an t e an t e boat an all t e al t ing ,w ile t e wate evapo ate in t e evapo ation of eve y ay

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P m d m n n d h g c6p

Quando o vel o do gros 6 o desa are er no fundo da asota dee a men na do esto assomarort n a do lado made rae de r ont go assear ao am o

Andando o sare o meu ra o no teu om roe om dedos de amor el s areo l6 ulo ma o da tua orel a

Quando a men na do esto assomarort n a do gros 6 o

de la arotes nas tran asa grande sa a rodada azul da Pr ss aom tr s arras vermel ase o esto a trans ordar de flores e utose -de r ont go assear ao am o

O ulta na floresta a asota or da do gros 6 ote 0 tel ado ergu do em ngulo agudoara que a neve es orrae uma gr nalda de malmequeres amarelos a ordar o e raEnquanto a orda de tr a n o uxar o vel o ara dentro da asotae om ele as asas de gr lo da sua la ta retaa ere om os s no o ara aque er e es erareque a men na do esto assome na or n a do ladoAss m que ela assomar estremun ada e sur resar a do Sol tonta do e ro das flores

e -de r ont go assear ao am oIremos elos atal ose so re t me de tare na terraEn ostado ao teu or oouv re as a el as a rando so re as flores omo el 6 terose ouv re o estalar das anterase o surdo es orrer dos gr os de 6lenus ando o 6vulo de agrando nelea r mavera ete aQuando a men na do esto assomarort n a do gros 6 oe os ssaros de gesso de arem as ontas dos seus taman os6 ! omo va ser o !mesmo que tu n o ven as nem ex stashei de r on igo p e r o mpo.

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P em f he g n he hyg s e

When the old m n of the hygroscope dis ppe rs inside his oodennd the girl ith the b sket ppe rs t the sm ll side door, c bin ill go lking ith you through the me doWhile e lk, I sh ll pl ce my rm on your shouldernd ith morous fingers ill pinchthe soft lobe of your e rWhen the girl ith the b sket ppe rs t the hygroscope's sm ll doorith bo s in her h ir, l rge, hoop skirt of Prussi n-blue,ith three red hems,nd her b sket o erflo ing ith fruits nd o ers,I ill go lking ith you through the me doHidden in the forest, the hygroscope's orid c bin,h s sh rp ngled roofc using the sno to f ll off,nd re th of yello m rigolds bordering the e esAs long s the ire does not pull the old m n inside the c binnd the cricket ings of his bl ck c pe ith him,'ll rm myself by stomping my feet on the ground, nd I ll it

for the girl ith the b sket to ppe r t the sm ll side doorAs soon s she ppe rs, st rtled nd surpriseddrunk from the sun, dizzy from the smell of f o ers,I ill go lking ith you through the me doWe ill t ke the short p ths,nd I ill lie bo e you on the e rthResting g inst your bodyI ill he r the bees ho ering o er o ers l ke helicoptersnd ill he r the nthers' splittingnd the soundless dripping of pollen gr insin se rch of the o ule,

decl ring ete l springWhen the girl ith the b sket ppe rs t the hygroscope s sm ll doornd the porcel in birds peck t the old m n s shoes,oh! ho good th t ill beE en if you ne er come or don t exist, ill go lkin ith ou throu h the me do

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Poema do ser in s i o

No c b c lo estre to o de a cr a ado e o omem como ser 6sp to,d plas s o as paredes e, a boca,va de mosc tel, a a me de a oDo e, cr a a do eN o de xes f car mal os q e acred tamo m to da oc c aDo e, e espera q e os ome s se a q leme q a to do esRed -te a mag ar como ser o as floresos sectos, as pedras, as estrelas,e t do q a to belo e se re ecteos ol os das cr a asmag a l ar q e cresce e aq ece

e fa da a ca e f or de lo a,orq dea bra ca q e o ca or o crestamag a, mag aMas, sobret do, do e

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P b b

n a narrow c bicl w r a c ldsl s in a man lik an in os i ab g s , wa ls ar do bl - ck, and n c ld s mo

a sw win -gra and wi i a s l mS c ild, slDon disa oin os w o b liin my of innoc ncSl , and wai for m n o kill ac o rw i yo slCon n yo rs lf wi imagin ng ow ow rs mig b ,and ins c s s on s and s arsand all a is b a if l and r c din a c ild s y smagin moonlig a sw lls and warmsand mak s yo r skin a c na ow r,

a w i orc id a a do s no scorcmagin , imaginB abo al , sl

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Po a do o ho na b a

de m nutos que ten o os ol os postosn s gu s dest r be r

su qu etude fol s do s lgue ro debru do

r e tem-se omo t nt n t dezque s du s re l d des se onfundems re l d de d m gem te m or onte do de son o

m s re l port ntoCom est qu etude ser re onfort nte e p z gu dorse todos os ol os de me orpofossem pen s estes om que ol o

A gu m o rode r d se xo redondo e pol doenrug -se num sorr som fol desprend d do on ego do s lgue ro

o longo do esp o rodop ndo e des endo em esp r l per de ve to r de m nso n pregu os superf e l qu d

S nto o pr er f s o d quele ont tono rrep o r ul r d pele de gu

A m gem de um nuvem ve m rg r do ur do l qu doSer nuvem que se espel n s gu s d r be r

ou r be r que se espel nos o os d nuvem?Fe o os ol os d rp r fug r m st f o d ev d n

A r be r que flutu no u nuvem que desl z sobre os se xos

OS se xos em o o de que gu sorro s lgue ro de onde pendem e se desprendem l gr m s verdestudo s o momentos de momentosfr gmentos de momentosp rt ul s de momentosEste s lgue ro verdeeste que eu vejo om os element res ol os dest rdeve-me su ex st n m m e s6 m m ue t mb m sou fr mento de momento

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Poem o the eyes gaz ng a the stream

For ten min tes have gazedat this stream's water.

n its stillnessthe leaves o the bending willoware re le ted with so m h lar tythat the two realities merge.B t the reality o the mage ontains a greater ore o dreamsand is there ore more real.With s h stillness it wo ld be om orting and alm ngi the eyes o my bodywere only these with whi h gaze

The gentle water enveloping every ro nd and polished pebbleripples a smile.A lea loosened rom the willow's warmthalls thro gh spa e whirling and des ending n a tight spiraland settles gently on the lazy liq id s r a e

eel the physi al pleas re o that onta tin the ir lar shiver o the water s skin

The image o a lo d embitters the sweetness o the liq id.s it the lo d that is mirrored in the stream s waters

or is it the stream that is mirrored in the lo d s s r a e lose these eyesto es ape the lo ding o the eviden e

The stream that t ates in the skythe lo d that glides over the pebblesthe pebbles meeting the water's smilethe willows where green tears hang s spended and allall these are moments o momentsragments o momentsparti les o momentsThe green willowthe one see with my elemental eyesowes its existen e to meto m y me m f gmen of mom n

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Nunes Dos Santos 1992 Antonio Gedeao 51+3 Poems and Other Writings