This poem is not mine

Gift

Matilde Rosa Araújo

(Lisbon 1921 – 2010)

The giraffe

Gave

his

husband

on Christmas

day

a handkerchief

colorful

of natural silk.

What a joy!

- said the husband -

put the paw

in this paw,

with a neck

so long

you could not

have bought me

a tie. 

Dialogue between Poems 

The best gift

Nonô

(Lisbon, 15/08/1975)

The best gift

It is to be present

And also, that

that I gave you!

There were no more ties

For this yours

Long neck.

It is natural silk

This beautiful scarf

That was woven

of the cocoon of the butterflies.

With your favorite colors

Let me help you

I get it

your difficulty

lift your snout

And do not make faces

Mem-Martins, Thursday, December 17, 2020, 6:51 am

Nonô (M.ª Leonor Costa)