Arbol Page 5
And I rested
And lay down to sleep.
A tear,
A big calm tear like dawn,
Opened a wide groove on your cheek
On your white cheek,
On your white cheek
Of moon and mornings.


mp3 of this poem read by the author

Eugenia Arbol was born in Buenos Aires and now resides in San Francisco. She is a graduate of the Dramatic Art National Conservatory from Argentina and since 1990 has written fiction, drama, and poetry.




y descansé
y me eché a dormir.
Una lágrima,
una lágrima serena y grande
como el alba,
abría un amplio surco en tu mejilla
en tu mejilla blanca,
en tu mejilla blanca de luna y de mañana.


José Luis Mendiara, also living in San Francisco, was born in Argentina.. Since 1996 he has been a freelance interpreter and translator of scientific and literary texts.