by Jose Gorostiza
translated by Joan Darby Norris and Judith Infante
Yes, the apple tastes of light,
cold light.
That's it, the apple!
What a lively fruit
so much like morning!
La Manzana
Sabe a liz, a luz fria,
si, la manzana.
Que amanecida fruta
tan de manzana!
from The Tree is Older Than You Are:
A Bilingual Gathering of Poems and Stories
from Mexico With Paintings by Mexican Artists
Selected by Naomi Shihab Nye
Simon & Schuster, 1998
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