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Basin Jamet The Crystal Tearoom Tuning into Josephine
Do you remember the sound of your mother whispering in your ear?

Do you remember the sound of your mother whispering in your ear?

posted on Monday April 4, 2011 | in Tuning in to Josephine | 3 Comments

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  1. ada (Reply) on Monday 4, 2011

    VOY A DORMIR
    Dientes de flores, cofia de rocío,
    manos de hierbas, tú, nodriza fina,
    tenme prestas las sábanas terrosas
    y el edredón de musgos escardados.

    Voy a dormir, nodriza mía, acuéstame.
    Ponme una lámpara a la cabecera;
    una constelación; la que te guste;
    todas son buenas; bájala un poquito.

    Déjame sola: oyes romper los brotes…
    te acuna un pie celeste desde arriba
    y un pájaro te traza unos compases

    para que olvides… Gracias. Ah, un encargo:
    si él llama nuevamente por teléfono
    le dices que no insista, que he salido…

    Alfonsina Storni

    • shala (Reply) on Monday 4, 2011

      I AM GOING TO SLEEP

      Teeth of flowers, hairnet of dew,
      hands of herbs, you, perfect wet nurse,
      prepare the earthly sheets for me
      and the down quilt of weeded moss.

      I am going to sleep, my nurse, put me to bed.
      Set a lamp at my headboard;
      a constellation; whatever you like;
      all are good: lower it a bit.

      Leave me alone: you hear the buds breaking through . . .
      a celestial foot rocks you from above
      and a bird traces a pattern for you

      so you’ll forget . . . Thank you. Oh, one request:
      if he telephones again
      tell him not to keep trying for I have left . . .

      Alfonsina Storni

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