SECTION NINE
POETRY PAGE THREE
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COLUMN
FIFTY-THREE, NOVEMBER 1, 2000
(Copyright
© 2000 Al Aronowitz)
(Photo by Carlos Arturo Puerta)
[From Colombia's celebrated
poet, Raúl Henao of Medellin, here's another poem in Spanish, accompanied by
its English translation, both from Raúl's La vida a la carta or Life
a la carte.]
“Wos acecha el cristal”
J. L. Borges.
Los
espejos mienten para volver a mirarse
en nuestros ojos
En
realidad somos su prole multiplicada, otros
espejos vacios como una sala
Puertas
abiertas a puertas adivinadas
Corredores
de tiempo sin fondo donde nos precipitamos
cada mañana a pesar de la medida y el hábito
Mirajes
del agua quieta bajo la que acecha la
informe blancura
Espectáculo
de nuestros rostros simulados
Tableros
del azar y el destino al que queremos
implacable y ajeno. ##
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“The looking-glass lies
in wait for us.”
J. L. Borges
Mirrors
deceive so they may gaze upon themselves again
in our eyes
Actually,
we are their multiplied progeny, other
mirrors empty as a parlor
Doors
open to doors intuited
Corridors
of endless time into which we rush
each morning despite de force of moderation and habit
Unformed
whiteness lies in wait
under mirages of still water
Spectacle
of our simulated faces
Gameboards
of chance and the fate we wish
were implacable and belonged to someone else instead.
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