Tavira, Churches of Santiago and Santa Maria do Castelo

Which beauties touch our eyes convex of tears
which flavors get lost by the insensitivity of visceral
which movement we reinvent from the slow motion of gestures
which joy still remains from the sarcasm of senses?

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Que belles choses touchent nos yeux convexes de larmes
que goûts se perdrent dans l'insensibilité des entrailles
que mouvement nous réinventons au ralenti des gestes
que joie reste encore du sarcasme des sens?

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Que coisas belas comovem nossos olhos convexos de lágrimas
que paladares se perdem na sem sensibilidade das vísceras
que movimento reinventamos na câmara lenta dos gestos
que alegria sobra ainda do sarcasmo dos sentidos?


by Armando TABORDA, in "MANUAL DO DESPERDÍCIO", Ceres Editora, 1994

(post 1st edition, 2012; 2nd edition, 2016; 3rd edition, 2017; 4th edition, 2023)