The fountain illuminates pigeons and pigeons
pigeons about to say
volatile with sayings
Decapitated the word
the treasuring ray returns to the water:
troubles the spume of the extinguished fish.
A girl brimming
sleeks the elated waves
says:
"the fountain illuminates"
and beneath her paddling hand
a fish darkens
Iliana Villanueva (born 1980) Mexico
Translated by Jen Hofer
Source: Aufgabe 3, Fall 2003
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