Volleyball Players In Spandex

The first day of the year, Neruda 2009

the first day of
Pablo Neruda

The distinguish other
like a horse
different from all the horses.
Adorno
his forehead with a tape, we hold the
colored bells on the neck, and at midnight

will go out and get

like an explorer who falls from a star.
As the bread looks like bread
yesterday,
as a link to all the rings ...
The earth will host this day
gold, gray, light blue, it will deploy
in colline
lo bagnerà con frecce
di trasparente pioggia
e poi lo avvolgerà
nell’ombra.
Eppure
piccola porta della speranza,
nuovo giorno dell’anno,
sebbene tu sia uguale agli altri
come i pani
a ogni altro pane,
ci prepariamo a viverti in altro modo,
ci prepariamo a mangiare, a fiorire,
a sperare.