Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993)
Ruego
Quiero otras sombras de oro, otras palmeras
con otros vuelos de aves extranjeras,
quiero calles distintas, en la nieve,
un barro diferente cuando llueve,
quiero el férvido olor de otras maderas,
quiero el fuego con llamas forasteras,
otras canciones, otras asperezas,
que no haya conocido mis tristezas.
Thomas Kling (1957-2005; trans. Peter Filkins)
Serner, Karlsbad
where even in posted areas
the censors babbled.
tall granite masses.
smoky snow. I knew
nothing, seventy-two,
about edleweiss, ocher
houses of the emperors’ realm,
or an otherwise-remembrance:
“speak more clearly”
in karlovy vary.
. . . the (midday?) sun, weakened,
reflected by mirrors; where
the schnapps served in cut glass
and the talk bounced around
the shining marble. karlsbad sounds:
“o, speak more clearly” in smoky
snow, “every noun
a round trip ticket.” SERNER
who left prague as well
headed for the gas.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
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