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This blog ran for more than two years with no graphics--and it received about 50 page views. I was advised to add graphics; after seeing the huge public that followed blogs dedicated to homoerotic images, I decided to use that kind. The result was a dramatically increased number of monthly page views, and the number has remained fairly steady. Most of the images were found on the internet; although they are assumed to be in the public domain, they are identified as far as possible. They are exhibited under the Fair Use protections of United States copyright law: their function is simply to attract readers to the poems--I receive no economic benefit from them or from the blog. Nevertheless, they will be removed if they are copyrighted and the owner so desires. 1260 x 290

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Sunday, April 12, 2009

ON THE WARM CLIFF SIDE / EL MONTAÑISTA




between dimpled curves of stone,
stiff fragrant curls of fern
prickle my skin.  As I climb,


Earth tilts like a ponderous wheel
rolling me out over space,
and the emptiness reels.

Clinging, I solder myself
and soar, and sail.

What follows is a version in Spanish:

EL MONTAÑISTA

En el costado cálido del risco,
entre las curvas suaves de la piedra,

espirales fragantes de helechos
erizan mi piel.

Rueda la noria gigantesca de la Tierra,
arrastrándome al borde del abismo . . .
y el vacío gira.

Aferrado, me sueldo al promontorio vivo
que se remonta y vuela conmigo . . .




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3 comments:

TIMOTHY said...

Hey mate I really like your site, no doubt you are a fan of Lorca- i often feel as though I am missing something in the english translations of his works... He is a good excuse to learn Spanish I s'pose... you might be interested in my blog http://castlesandstairwellsandelevators.blogspot.com/
I have started posting my homoerotic poetry up there.
thanks for sharing
Tim

Pier Roberto Giannelli said...

Hi, tim, I read your poems and really like the eroticism--and the graphics too, something I haven't mastered yet. I see that you have read Whitman and Ginsberg as well as Lorca. I have bookmarked your blog and will be returning to it. I also tried to leave a comment, but it wouldn't take. Anyway, Best of luck! It's good to know that there are others out there, keeping our voices alive.
Piero

Cidra said...

This Poem is so beautiful and so right on about everyday life. I loved it!!!!!

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