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BEACHCOMBER

BEACHCOMBER
I know something about godforsaken places.
Walking on the beach alone, far from the Dead Sea,
I thought I saw horseshoe crab crawling slowly---
it was a Gideon Society, black Bible cover.
Another time, washed up on a Montauk dune,
I found a Chianti wine bottle
with a letter in it. I read to myself
a child's handwriting: "Hello,
let's make friends. Please call", she gave her phone number.
I held the bottle a week before calling, then asked
for Mary Jane, in my best Portuguese accent,
I am Pessoa, I'm calling from Por-tu-gal
I'll be your friend. She called her father
and mother to the phone. I gave a good performance.
That's the way it is with you, dear reader.

///

GARIMPEIRO DO MAR

Sei alguma coisa àcerca de locais abandonados.
Ao passear sozinho na praia, bem longe do Mar Morto,
pensei ter visto um caranguejo-ferradura---
era a capa preta duma Bíblia, da Gideon Society.
Outra vez, numa duna de Montauk, cansado,
encontrei uma garrafa de vinho Chianti
com uma mensagem dentro. Li para mim
o escrito em letra de criança: "Olá,
vamos ser amigos. Por favor telefona", e ela deixou o número de telefone.
Guardei a garrafa uma semana antes de telefonar, depois liguei
à Mary Jane, com a minha melhor dicção Portuguesa
sou Pessoa, estou a chamar de Por-tu-gal
serei teu amigo. Ela chamou o pai
e a mãe ao telefone. Tive um bom desempenho.
Tal e qual como consigo, caro leitor.

by Stanley MOSS (b.1925), taken from a comment upon a text of mine in Ipernity, by Steve BUCKNELL, 2019

(Portuguese translated by Armando TABORDA, 2019)

(photograph taken from Internet; edited by Armando TABORDA)

Steve Bucknell, , Geneviève Teyssier, cammino and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo


14 comments - The latest ones
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Excellent! BRAVO!**********************
5 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Nouchetdu38 club
MERCI, Nouchet!
5 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks Steve for showing me this precious and funny text!
5 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, goandgo!
5 years ago.
 Erika Akire
Erika Akire
...beautifully set in scene with the poem...
5 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Erika Akire
Thanks very much, Erika!
5 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Belo, belo e....
Fernando Pessoa gostaria, certamente!
A imagem é fabulosa..

Obrigada, Armando!
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to J.Garcia club
...e o texto fabuloso é...pleno de ironia...
5 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
I would also like to receive a message in a bottle :)
5 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to cammino club
Try next Summer, on the beach! :)
5 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, buonacoppi!
5 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Je te remercie le fave, Geneviève Teyssier!
5 years ago.
 Steve Bucknell
Steve Bucknell club
The sea will soon be full of poetry.
5 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Steve Bucknell club
...probably all poems will drown… :)
5 years ago.

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