YELLOW

— Pequeno pássaro pelo céu Sobre os olhos, leve canto Pairam penas cor de mel Sob um sol de desencanto!   Sem tom tua música eu ......imito ......amarela pelo vasto ......entardecer. Mas em minh`alma, ......desesperança ao ouvi-la por dentro, ......silenciosa, apesar.

— Little bird, along the sky, Stops gently for my eye, You sing not to beautify, But to be free from one who cries!   Out of tune, your lyric I   ……mimic ……yellowish through the late ……afterglow. But my soul is ……hopeless watching beauty, while searching inside, ……silently, though.

 

Yellow was originally featured on the Poetry For Mental Health website.

The Portuguese translation is featured in my last collection, Nas Tardes de Plúmbea Chuva.