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This poem sis not mine

The Magnolia

Luiza Neto Jorge

(May 10, 1939 – 1989)

The exaltation of the minimum,

and the magnificent lightning

of the master event

give me back the shape

my radiance.

A tiny cradle picks me up

where the word is eliminated

in matter- in metaphor-

necessary, and take each one

where it echoes and slips.

The magnolia,

the sound that develops in it

when pronounced,

it's an exalted aroma

lost in the storm,

a magnificent minimum

defoliating lightning

about me.

In Your Time Your Time

Dialogue between Poems

Magnolia and time

Nonô

(August 15, 1975)

All in good time,

In the spring blooming flowers

Nature shines

The animals start to give birth.

The lovely magnolia.

Beautiful and fragrant

Born in the trees

White and pink.

Symbol of dignity and purity,

And strength, loyalty and love

Out of the ordinary petals

In all its splendor.

Creative and vulnerable,

Aware of your inner self

Hopeful, believer,

Externalizing vigor

Without fearing tomorrow

The future has another flavor

When in time you trust 

Mem-Martins, Thursday, February 25, 2021, 6:00 pm