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ARTAUD

ARTAUD
God exists, but He will not give reason, wherefore
or cause why He should. Death is close and salvation far.

Suddenly my arm is numb from the shoulder down.
My writing arm, drinking arm, for a night on the town.

My paws are dead in their joints. My clenching paws,
my fists. My world is a lobster and comes with claws.

I raise my tingling arm and the numbness lingers
in my wrist, my palm, my soft white trigger-fingers.

///

Deus existe, mas sem dar explicação, justificação
ou razão para isso. A morte está perto e a salvação longe.

De súbito meu braço fica dormente pelo ombro abaixo.
O meu braço de escrever, de beber, pela noite na cidade.

Minhas mãos estão mortas nas articulações. As mãos que apertam,
os punhos. O meu mundo é uma lagosta que avança com pinças.

Levanto o braço entorpecido e os dedos dormentes
do meu punho, na palma de minha mão, meu pálido dedo no gatilho.

by Howard WRIGHT, in "POETRY REVIEW", Volume 103:4, WINTER 2013

(Portuguese translated by Armando TABORDA, 2017)

(1st edition, 2014; 2nd edition, 2017)

Laurence, Ulrich John, Lebojo, .t.a.o.n. and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Armando Taborda
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Thanks for fave, Peri Alice!
10 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Thanks for fave, Lorenzo Salmonson!
10 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Je te remercie le fave, Agnès!
10 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Je te remercie le fave, Daumi!
10 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
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Thanks for fave, Bjarne Stokke!
10 years ago.
 .t.a.o.n.
.t.a.o.n.
j'ai peur ! :-)
10 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to .t.a.o.n.
moi aussi, Robert! :)
10 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Je te remercie le fave, Lebojo
10 years ago.
 Christel Ehretsmann
Christel Ehretsmann club
striking and impressive words !
10 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Christel Ehretsmann club
you got them, Christel!
10 years ago.
 Thérèse
Thérèse club
Ce doit être terrible .... Y a t'il un bon dieu !
7 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Thérèse club
...mais il ne se donne pas à connaitre...
7 years ago.
Thérèse club has replied to Armando Taborda club
Celui la, non on n'a pas envie de connaître .... Et beaucoup d'autres non plus....
Cruelle la vie !
7 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, Ulrich John!
7 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Je te remerce le fave, Laurence!
7 years ago.

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