outland poetry
landform 地貌
Luis Pales Matos
Barren desolate land Drilled a cactus. Soil nitrate vast expanse of whiteness, and the birds flying Thirst heart to tears. A piece of dried-up swamp Interval large expanse of Dark, stagnant, silent sky Shrouded in all directions. Sun baked the red swamp Looked like the soup, Hot sand Reflected light and dry. When night falls before collar, Silence sad, Sucking from the undercurrent of darkness A skin disease clams die Uttered a scream. Fear of suffocation, desolate. Hard crust of oppression Dead line below Everything here is subjected to suffering in silence, A few yellow goat Grew up in the sparse shrubs, Far from a cattle Recollection of a sleeping alone and tired. This is a barren desolate land. The flames pouring height The swamp was filled with Corruption and bad breath; Something dark and moldy Flash wildfire that night, And to the specter of those slender O listen to the wilderness swinging. This is where I grew up. My childhood, like a mountain goat In this world full of disgust and hatred wasteland Children enjoy the shoot. This is all I have experience: Salt, drought, tiredness, To name full of sadness, An unwavering firmness, The Call of the depths of his heart; Like a stubborn terrible mushroom Grow in soft soil Filled with vain, dashed hopes.
Translator: 赵振江
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