Tu Ventana (Manuel Garcia trans. Arielito)
Latino pop poetry and bliss translated into prosaic English
Your window
the flowers of the sun
where you hung your underwear
where flowery lace adorns the seasons.
Your window, where the morning is clearer
where the moon is entangled in your voice
where birds portray your face in their song.
if you poke your head in, roses adorn your profile and
the frame enclosing a picture of girl with doves
and the frame enclosing a picture of girl with pigeons.
Your window, which is a lamp, a sword, raised a flag, heart, with chocolate
and the smell of lemon, became a star
Your window, where hours are pearl
where the water in your voice rings out the harp
where larks, poppies, and white histories
if you poke your head in, roses adorn your profile
and the frame enclosing a picture of girl with doves
and encloses the frame a picture of girl with pigeons
if you poke your head in.
