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This week we have haiku in Spanish by Sergio Inestrosa, a professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Endicott College. Professor Margaret Young of Endicott College has translated them.
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Sergio Inestrosa
cada neutrino,
un fantasma invisible,
levedad pura.
each neutrino,
an invisible ghost,
pure levity.
noches sin luna…
entre las blancas sábanas,
salta una pulga.
moonless nights …
between the white sheets,
a flea jumps.
cosa de gatos;
felina indiferencia
por los humanos.
the cats’ way;
feline indifference
for humans.
mitad del día,
el sol abraza todo…
Icaro cae.
middle of the day,
the sun embraces everything …
Icarus falls.
la fama es nada,
humo que se disuelve
raudo en el viento.
fame is nothing,
smoke that dissolves
quickly in the wind.
— Sergio Inestrosa
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