William Carlos Williams (EEUU, 1883 - 1963 )

Paisaje con la caída de Ícaro




De acuerdo con Brueghel

era primavera

cuando Ícaro cayó

.

Un granjero araba

su terreno

.

Toda la pompa

de la estación

despertaba

estremecida

.

cerca

de la orilla del mar

pendiente

de sí

.

sudando al sol

que derretía

la cera de las alas

.

Insignificante

lejos de la costa

sonó

.

apenas un chapoteo

era

Ícaro ahogándose.








Landscape With the Fall of Icarus



According to Brueghel

when Icarus fell

it was spring



a farmer was ploughing

his field

the whole pageantry



of the year was

awake tingling

near



the edge of the sea

concerned

with itself



sweating in the sun

that melted

the wings' wax



unsignificantly

off the coast

there was



a splash quite unnoticed

this was

Icarus drowning




(Fuente: Biblioteca Ignoria)