Charles River / Rafael Cadenas

Charles River

This wide river
doesn’t seem to run toward the sea
from the bridges whose arches
like bracelets
pick him up,
he tries to stay in the city
that loves him.


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Charles River

Este ancho río
no parece correr hacia el mar
desde los puentes cuyas arcadas
como pulseras
lo recogen,
trata de quedarse en la ciudad
que lo ama.




{ Rafael Cadenas, Letras Libres (Mexico), July 2005 }