Herba de marzo (gl – en)

In memoriam

Herba fortalecida 
por un inverno de xiadas
e fames de luz

Follas de herba teimuda
que se entretecen e rodean 
o cabezal da desbrozadora
logrando inmobilizalo

Procuro na app o seu nome
non logro decidirme
entre tres variedades

O que si teño claro é que
en canto comezo a cortar
o arrecendo desta herba de marzo
trae de volta o avó ao meu lado

cando no manexo das gallas
no estibado da carga no remolque 
íame ensinando con dozura
a fluir no prado da vida 

Levo a pantalla baixada
que non permite que entren
corpos estraños nos ollos
nin que se vexan
as lágrimas que saen deles

March grass

Grass strengthened 
by a winter of frost 
and hunger for light

Stubborn grass leaves 
that weave around 
the brush cutter head 
immobilizing it

I look for their name in the app 
I can't decide 
between three varieties

What I do know is that 
as soon as I start cutting 
the scent of this March grass  
brings Grandfather back to my side

when in the pitchfork handling
in the load stowage in the trailer 
he was gently teaching me 
to flow in the meadow of life

I wear the face shield down 
to avoid foreign objects 
to enter my eyes 
or strangers to see my tears 
coming out of them