pequeña épica::small epic

 PEQUEÑA ÉPICA

Al salir de Ítaca,
en contra de su voluntad,
Ulises sabía
que un día iba a regresar.
Eneas no podía
de esa manera hablar;
de su amada Troya
ni una teja iba a quedar;
adelante lo esperaban
el peligroso amor
y una ciudad por fundar.
Cuando emprendas tu viaje,
sin saber dónde llegar,
ruega a tus dioses
que no te hagan demorar;
y, segura del regreso,
tu casa deje de esperar.

Alejandro Oliveros
Exilios: 11 poemas Inéditos
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 SMALL EPIC

When leaving Ithaca,

against his will,

Ulysses knew

that one day he would return.

Aeneas could not

 talk in that way;

in his beloved Troy

not one roof tile was going to be left;

ahead of him awaited

the dangerous love

and a city to be founded.

When you begin your journey,

not knowing where to go,

pray to your gods

that they do not delay you;

and, sure of the return,

your home not to expect you.

Alejandro Oliveros

Exiles: 11 Unpublished poems

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