y si el poema::and if the poem
Y si el poema
no fuese
mero ejercicio de vanidad
vana soberbia.
Y si el poema fuese
flecha que alcanzara
al asesino de poetas,
y si el poema fuese
papel que secara las
lágrimas
en las horas de más dolor.
Martha Kornblith
Obra Completa
Editorial Eclepsidra, Caracas, Venezuela (2016)
And if the poem
were not a
mere exercise of vanity
vain pride.
And if the poem were
arrow that will reach
the assassin of poets,
and if the poem were
paper that will dry
tears
in the hours of most pain.
Martha Kornblith
Complete Works
Editorial Eclepsidra, Caracas, Venezuela (2016)
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