Haikus:Bonsai from the novel

The secret Gardens of Mogador

by Alberto Ruy-Sánchez

Translated by Rhonda Dahl Buchanan

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IN SPANISH
IN FRENCH
IN GERMAN
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Nine Bonsai

 

 

I am a nameless plant

in the swift waters

of your stream

Chiun

1.

From afar I smell

magnolias in your womb

that unravel me.

 

2.

My delirious frogs

from all sides

leap into your pond.

 

3.

I am that stubborn water

seeking night and day

all your roots.

 

4.

Between your thighs

toward your dew-lipped flower

my insects crawl.

 

5.

Feverish the leaves

chant your name

my winds blaze.

 

6.

Your hungry flower

traps me in flight

dawn breaks within.

 

7.

Avidly your black sun

devours me.

I scream on fire.

 

8.

Surrender all secrets

your spring whispers

surrender all now.

 

9.

The bee buzzes

round your legs

your lips provoke it.



IN SPANISH


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