WAITING FOR THE KETTLE TO BOIL
Torches flash
From children
Banned to play
Quietly in cars.
On the back seat
A dog shivers
Sniffs for sheep
Two fields away.
Over the hill
Snow clouds gather.
Mother makes lace.
Father does
The washing up.
The radio broadcasts
The forecast.
No-one listens
As the steam rises.
© GERALD ENGLAND
Composed: Tong, 14th March 1988
Publications
1990 Bold Print (USA)
1990 Maple Valley Vine (USA)
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ESPERANDO A CACAROLA FERVER
O fogo faisca.
As criancas foram proibidas
de brincar. Estao quietas
no carro. No banco de tras
o cachorro treme
cheirando os carneiros
no campo distante.
No alto do monte
o ceu se carrega de nuvens de neve.
A mae faz renda.
O pai se lava.
O radio irradia
a previsao do tempo.
Ninguem presta atencao
quando o vapor sobe.
GERALD ENGLAND
Traducao por Teresinka Pereira
Publication
1990 POESIA INGLESA (Bluffton, International Writers and Artists Association)
