Tear of a Negro Woman
I found a negro woman
who was weeping,
and begged her for a tear
I could analyze.
I collected the tear
(taking utmost care)
in a test tube
that had been sterilized.
I observed it from one side
to the other, and in front:
it seemed just a drop
of very clear air.
I extracted it with acids,
with alkalines, and salts,
and such substances as used
in these cases.
Probed with ice,
and lit with fire,
it gave the same result
everytime:
Neither blackness
nor anything foul was found,
almost only purely water
and sodium chloride.
António Gedeao
Just wonderful, my Dear! And do you know that I am, presently, in "a António Gedeão mood"?
AntwortenLöschenAnd yesterday, when I nhew Mel Ferrer had died I immediately was sure that you were going to speak of him. I just love Audrey Hepburn, too. Are you following my personal view about Africa? Well, it´s personal. May be is not The Truth, but it is truth. My truth.
Be happy, Carmo