a marea estaba alta
duas nenas saltaban no parque
a erosión aínda xacía durminte
entre as escamas apretadas
descobre o fío do coitelo
o manantial de onde abrolla a vida
de súpeto acaricio o casco manso
dun veleiro que me abriga
na descuberta do océano
durmo na sua barriga
baixo a liña de flotación
despois dunha vida enteira
camiñando á beira dos cantís
Exploration
the tide was high
two girls were jumping in the park
the erosion still lay sleeping
among the tight scales
discover the knife edge
the spring from which life springs
suddenly I caress the gentle hull
of a sailboat that shelters me
in the discovery of the ocean
I sleep on its belly
below the waterline
after a lifetime
walking along the cliffs
abel abilheira 