W. S. Merwin’s translation of Pedro Salinas
Oh man!
Oh man! Oh man! Oh man!
Yes! Let her who fills my imagination
who whelms my world
who dizzies other men I envy
let her who seemed a star when I first knew her
who turned into a constellation
then whirled into a galaxy
pulling everything and everyone into orbits around her
let her who now centers a cluster of galaxies
twinkle into a mote so small
she fits into monosyllables
no! into grunts
so I may forget her
and telescopes
and never see the sky again
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