Friday, September 29, 2006

pilgrim

we are the pilgrims
left and right
depth perception in pure sound

when i sing, you dance and
as you slide, i paint
the ocean with our lips

when you rise, i deepen and
as i root, you spread
your leafy throat to the wind

we are the rhythm and
the timbre and
the tones

we are the pilgrim.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

flores

eu trago-lhe flores
com ascensão do sol
você traz-me flores
com o jogo do sol

nossas maneiras
são como esta:

levanto, você cai,
flores

—–

i bring you flowers
with sunrise

you bring me flowers
with sunset

our ways are like this:
i rise, you set,
flowers

arvore

sob a árvore brilhante
eu cito quase Hafiz
mas como suas palavras
lance de meu coração
faltam meus bordos
e encontre-se com
meus olhos com fome.

under the glowing
tree i almost recite
hafiz but as his
words bubble up from
my heart to my
lips they meet my
eyes instead.