Under The Poplars
Cesar Vallejo 1892 (Santiago de Chuco Province) – 1938 (Paris)
Like priestly imprisoned poets,
the poplars of blood have fallen asleep.
On the hills, the flocks of Bethlehem
chew arias of grass at sunset.
The ancient shepherd, who shivers
at the last martyrdoms of light,
in his Easter eyes has caught
a purebred flock of stars.
Formed in orphanhood, he goes down
with rumors of burial to the praying field,
and the sheep bells are seasoned with shadow.
It survives, the blue warped
In iron, and on it, pupils shrouded,
A dog etches its pastoral howl.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 19, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 496 |
Words | 88 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3 |
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