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Sunday, 11 May 2025

Antonio machado - Roberto Armijo

I saw
a sprig of violets
they sprouted tears

I thought of Darío dying in his native Nicaragua
I thought of all the heirs of Cervantes
who were not laureates
nor loved ones

I wept for crazy Góngora
for Vallejo, sick
for old Gavidia 

Master
your prose
Your verse
soothe me

Nebuchadnezzar was not enduring
Carter's Pharisee will be less so

Roberto Armijo (1937 - 1997) El Salvador
Translated by Bruce Levitan (using DeepL translate)
Source: Poetas Poemas

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