Passage

In a sketch
perfectly delineated
the horizon;
in gray
the figure of a man
is shaded in, between red
and yellow brush-strokes,
presently becoming more dense and deep.
Reality is something that does not happen;
to live
is only a manner
of obscure clarity.

Copyright 1998 Jeannette L. Clariond.  Previously appeared in Desierta Memoria by Jeannette L. Clariond, Copyright 2002, Plaza & Janés Editores, S. A. , Travessera de Gràcia, 47-49. 08021 Barcelona, España.  Used with written permission of the author.  Translated by Ron Hudson.

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Pasaje

En un trazo
perfectamente delineado
el horizonte;
en gris
la figura de un hombre
se esfuma entre rojas
y amarillas pinceladas,
luego vuelve más densa y profunda.
La realidad es algo que no acontece;
vivir
es sólo un modo
de oscura claridad.

Copyright 1998 Jeannette L. Clariond.  Previously appeared in Desierta Memoria by Jeannette L. Clariond, Copyright 2002, Plaza & Janés Editores, S. A. , Travessera de Gràcia, 47-49. 08021 Barcelona, España.  Used with written permission of the author.