~This poem was previously published in Cider Press Review (2010).
LUNA NUEVA
La joven
en la mesa
se pregunta
Si la luz
de la vela
es suficiente:
La sombra
de su vaso
le responde
Con un sí
que se
parece al viento.
—Alberto Blanco
(Mexico, 1951)
NEW MOON
The girl
at the table
asks herself
If the light
of the candle
is enough:
The shadow
of her glass
replies
With a yes
that
resembles the wind.
—Translated by John Oliver Simon
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