Poetry at Sangam

Poetry at Sangam showcases poetry in English and translations as well as essays on poetics and news of new releases.

Untitled by José Luís Peixoto

Translated by Hugo dos Santos

 
 
time, suddenly free through the streets and days,
like the wave of a storm dragging the world,
shows me how much i loved you before i met you.
it was your eyes, labyrinths of water, earth, fire, air,
that i loved while imagining i loved. it was your
your voice saying the words of life. it was your face.
it was your skin. before i met you, you existed in the trees
and in the hills and in the clouds that i saw at the end of the afternoon.
far from me, inside of me, you were the clarity.

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