Alberto Estima de Oliveira — O Diálogo do Silêncio / The Dialogue of Silence 9

"Canoe" doesn't seem like the right word in this poem or the one preceding it, but I can't think of a better fit. The boat I picture in these poems is more of a flat-bottomed rowboat, but I don't know if I like that any more than "canoe."

9

filtrado
de silêncio
escoa-se
o corpo
de madrugada

...
nas mãos
flutuam
as canoas da noite


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9

filtered
through silence
the body
of dawn
drains away

...
in its hands
float
the night's canoes