Nicanor Parra
Nicanor Parra
(September 5, 1914 / Chillán)
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Acacias - Poem by Nicanor Parra
Strolling many years ago
Down a street taken over by acacias in bloom
I found out from a friend who knows everything
That you had just gotten married.
I told him that I really
Had nothing to do with it.
I never loved you
— You know that better than I do —
Yet each time the acacias bloom
— Can you believe it? —
I get the very same feeling I had
When they hit me point-blank
With the heartbreaking news
That you had married someone else.
— translated by David Unger
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Poem Submitted: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Poem Edited: Thursday, December 8, 2011
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How painful the beauty of acacias bloom... Sometimes is said that the longest, strongest love is for one that we can't have...By this poem, I think it may be true. (Report) Reply
Very nice! Sounds like a life story only partially told....<>< (Report) Reply