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Picking Lilacs (and four other poems) Now in Spanish and English

 
< P > 1 ) P i c k i n g L i l a c s < / P > < P > W h e n I w a s a y o u t h , I p i c k e d m y g r a n d f a t h e r s l i l a c s , - - s m e l l i n g t h e m a s i f t h e y w e r e g o l d e n a p p l e s o f c i n n a m o n , g o l d e n a p p l e s o f c h a n c e . I d i d n t k n o w w h y I p i c k e d t h e m , a t t h e t i m e , I j u s t d i d : s a w b e a u t y i n t h e s i m p l i c i t y o f i t ; t h e y w e r e p e r h a p s m u c h l i k e m e , s i m p l e . < / P > < P > W h e r e w o u l d l i f e l e a d m e ? I a s k e d m y s e l f : w h i l e p i c k i n g t h o s e p u r p l e l i l a c s , a s i f t h e y w e r e y e l l o w a n d w h i t e d a n d e l i o n s , i n t h e b a c k y a r d ; w h e r e i n d e e d , w o u l d i t l e a d ? T h e r e I p l a n t e d m y s e e d s I g u e s s [ u n k n o w i n g l y ] . < / P > < P > W h e n I w a s y o u n g , b e c o m i n g a y o u n g m a n , I w a n t e d t o b e c o m e g r o w u p t o b e m a n y t h i n g s . T h i n g s p e o p l e l a u g h e d a t : s a i d , I m p o s s i b l e , s a i d : y o u r e f r o m t h e r e : n o w h e r e . T h e y d s a y : y o u r e t o o m u c h o f t h i s , a n d n o t e n o u g h o f t h a t , s o d o n t e x p e c t t o l i v e y o u r d r e a m s I w a s t h e j e s t o f i t . < / P > < P > I w a s s i l e n t i n m o s t a l l t h i s k i d d i n g a n d r i b b i n g : I r e c a l l : m o s t a l l o f t h i s d i d m a k e m e t h i n k t h o u g h : t h i n k I w a s b e t t e r t h a n t h a t : t h e i r i l l a d v i c e , t h a t f r e e - f l u n g d o g m a t i c w i s d o m : n e g a t i v i s m s . < / P > < P > A n d s o w i t h b o o k s , a d v e n t u r e s i n m i n d , e n e r g y a n d c h a n c e s , I t r a v e l e d , g o t d e b t - f r e e , I b e c a m e , l i t t l e b y l i t t l e t h e m a n I d r e a m e d , p l a n n e d , s c h e m e d , w a n t e d t o b e : e x p e c t a t i o n s o f a d r a y d e a d v o i c e , a c t i v e m i n d , a l w a y s h a u n t i n g m e . L i t t l e b y l i t t l e t h e m a n I p l a n n e d w a s c o m i n g , a n d t h e y w o u l d s e e . < / P > < P > J u m p i n g e v e r y h u r d l e i n m y w a y , b u r y i n g p r i d e i n a w a t e r y g r a v e ; b u r n i n g a l l t h o s e n e g a t i v e r e m i n d e r s o f f m y b a c k [ w h o I w a s a n d w h e r e I c a m e f r o m , w h e r e I s h o u l d b e ] : I p l a n t e d n e w s e e d s . < / P > < P > A n d b e c a m e t h e p e r s o n I w a n t e d t o s e e : l i t t l e b y l i t t l e w a n t e d t o b e , i t b e c a m e m e , s i m p l y b y p i c k i n g t h o s e l i l a c s s o m a n y y e a r s a g o a n d t h i n k i n g : l e a r n i n g , t a k i n g t i m e : p l a n t i n g s e e d s , w a t e r i n g m y n e e d s ; c u l t i v a t i o n , w a t c h i n g i t g r o w , t h a t w a s p a r t o f m y g o a l , w o r k i n g a p l a n , l i k e m y g r a n d f a t h e r d i d s o m a n y y e a r s a g o w h e n h e c a m e o v e r f r o m R u s s i a , t o A m e r i c a . Y e s , s i m p l y b y p i c k i n g a n d t h i n k i n g . < / P > < P > H e y e l l e d a t m e f o r m a n y t h i n g s ( G r a n d p a : b a c k i n t h o s e f a r o f f d a y s ) , i n o u r e x t e n d e d f a m i l y w a y s : b u t n e v e r , n e v e r f o r p i c k i n g t h o s e s i l l y p u r p l e a n d w h i t e l i l a c s o f f t h o s e b u s h e s i n t h e b a c k y a r d , w h i l e I w a s t h i n k i n g ; a n d n o w I k n o w w h y : H a r v e s t T i m e . < / P > < P > # 1 3 4 4 [ 1 0 / 2 0 0 5 ] < / P > < P > I n S p a n i s h T r a n s l a t e d b y R o s a P e n t a l o z a d e S i l u k < / P > < P > P o e m a I n t r o d u c t o r i o < / P > < P > R e c o l e c c i n d e L i l a s < / P > < P > C u a n d o e r a j o v e n , c o g a l a s l i l a s d e m i a b u e l o , o l i e n d o e l l a s c o m o s i f u e r a n m a n z a n a s d e o r o d e c a n e l a , m a n z a n a s d e o r o d e p o s i b i l i d a d e s . N o s a b a p o r q u l a s c o g a , e n e s e e n t o n c e s , s o l a m e n t e l o h i c e : v i l a b e l l e z a e n l a s i m p l i c i d a d d e e l l o ; e l l a s s e p a r e c i a n q u i z s m u c h o a m , s i m p l e s . < / P > < P > D n d e m e c o n d u c i r a l a v i d a ? M e p r e g u n t : m i e n t r a s c o g i a a q u e l l a s l i l a s p r p u r a s , e n e l p a t i o t r a s e r o , c o m o s i e l l a s f u e r a n d i e n t e s d e l e n a m a r i l l o s y b l a n c o s ; d n d e d e v e r d a d , c o n d u c i r a e s t o ? A l l p l a n t m i s s e m i l l a s p i e n s o [ i n c o n s c i e n t e m e n t e ] . < / P > < P > C u a n d o e r a j v e n , c o n v i r t i n d o m e e n u n j o v e n , q u i s e s e r c r e c e r p a r a s e r m u c h a s c o s a s . C o s a s d e l q u e l a g e n t e s e r e i a : d e c i a n , I m p o s i b l e , d e c i a n : t u e r e s d e a l l : d e n i n g u n a p a r t e . E l l o s d i r a n : t u e r e s d e m a s i a d o d e e s t o , y n o s u f i c i e n t e d e a q u e l l o , p o r e s o n o e s p e r e s v i v i r t u s s u e o s ' y o e r a l a b r o m a d e e l l o s . < / P > < P > Y o e s t a b a s i l e n c i o s o l a m a y o r p a r t e d e t o d a s e s t a s b r o m a s y b u r l a s : R e c u e r d o : l a m a y o r p a r t e d e t o d o e s t o m e h i z o p e n s a r s i n e m b a r g o : p e n s a r q u e y o e r a m e j o r q u e e s t o : s u c o n s e j o e n f e r m o , a q u e l l a s a b i d u r a d o g m t i c a l i b r e - t i r a d a : n e g a t i v i s m o s . < / P > < P > Y e n t o n c e s c o n l i b r o s , a v e n t u r a s e n m e n t e , e n e r g a y p o s i b i l i d a d e s , v i a j , m e l i b r e d e d e u d a s , m e c o n v e r t i p o c o a p o c o e n e l h o m b r e q u e s o , p l a n i f i q u e , p r o y e c t e , q u e q u i s e s e r : e x p e c t a c i o n e s d e u n a s e c a v o z m u e r t a , m e n t e a c t i v a , s i e m p r e p e r s i s t e n t e . P o c o a p o c o e l h o m b r e q u e p l a n i f i q u v e n a , y e l l o s v e r a n . < / P > < P > S a l t a n d o c a d a b a r r e r a e n m i c a m i n o , e n t e r r a n d o o r g u l l o e n u n a t u m b a a c u o s a ; q u e m a n d o t o d o s a q u e l l o s r e c u e r d o s n e g a t i v o s d e m i p a s a d o [ q u i n e r a y d e d o n d e v i n e , d o n d e d e b e r a e s t a r ] : P l a n t n u e v a s s e m i l l a s . < / P > < P > Y m e h i c e l a p e r s o n a q u e q u i s e v e r : q u e p o c o a p o c o q u e r i a s e r , m e h i c e s i m p l e m e n t e c o g i e n d o a q u e l l a s l i l a s h a c e t a n t o s a o s a t r a s y p e n s a n d o : e s t u d i a n d o , t o m a n d o t i e m p o : p l a n t a n d o s e m i l l a s , r e g a n d o m i s n e c e s i d a d e s ; c u l t i v a n d o l a s , m i r n d o l a s c r e c e r , e s o e r a p a r t e d e m i o b j e t i v o , t r a b a j a n d o u n p l a n , c o m o l o h i z o m i a b u e l o h a c e m u c h o s a o s a t r a s c u a n d o l v i n o d e R u s i a a A m r i c a . S , s i m p l e m e n t e c o g i e n d o l i l a s y p e n s a n d o . < / P > < P > l m e g r i t a b a p o r m u c h a s c o s a s ( m i a b u e l o : a l l e n a q u e l l o s d a s l e j a n o s ) , e n n u e s t r a f o r m a d e f a m i l i a e x t e n d i d a : p e r o n u n c a , n u n c a p o r c o g e r a q u e l l a s r i d c u l a s l i l a s p r p u r a s y b l a n c a s d e a q u e l l o s a r b u s t o s e n e l p a t i o d e a t r s , m i e n t r a s y o p e n s a b a ; y a h o r a s p o r q u : T i e m p o d e C o s e c h a . < / P > < P > # 1 3 4 4 [ O c t u b r e / 2 0 0 5 ] < / P > < P > 2 . L e a s t L i k e l y < / P > < P > T h e p a s t i s s t o n e < B R > T h e f u t u r e i s u n r e a l < B R > T h e p r e s e n t i s e t e r n a l < / P > < P > # 1 3 4 0 [ 8 / 2 0 0 5 ] < / P > < P > 3 . S a t a n O f f e r s < / P > < P > S a t a n o f f e r s f r e e d o m : < B R > A t t h e e x p e n s e o f m a n s < B R > S t u p i d c o n f i d e n c e . < / P > < P > # 1 3 4 1 [ 8 / 2 0 0 5 ] < / P > < P > 4 . A r r i v a l < / P > < P > L o v e a r r i v e s i n t h e p r e s e n t , < B R > G r a t i t u d e i n t h e p a s t < B R > T h e f u t u r e v i c e . < / P > < P > # 1 3 4 2 [ 8 / 2 0 0 5 ] < / P > < P > 5 . F i l l M y B e l l : F r e e d o m < / P > < P > S o m e t h i n g I l i k e a b o u t f r e e d o m < B R > W i t h i t s e c h o i n g s i d e k i c k s c a l l e d : < B R > L i b e r t y a n d p u r s u i t o f h a p p i n e s s : < B R > I t i s n o t f o r f r e e y o u k n o w < B R > I t n e v e r w a s , n e v e r w i l l b e < B R > E v e n t h o u g h i t s e e m s l i k e i t s h o u l d b e . < / P > < P > I w e n t t o a g r o c e r y s t o r e y e s t e r d a y < B R > B o u g h t s o m e f o o d , t o f i l l m y b e l l y , < B R > O h I k n o w i t s n o t a l l t h a t e x q u i s i t e < B R > D i s c r i m i n a t i n g , o f a n e x a m p l e , < B R > A s s i m p l e a s i t i s , i t i s : < B R > N o o n e s a i d I c o u l d n t : f r e e d o m ! < / P > < P > # 1 3 4 3 [ 9 / 2 0 0 5 ] < / P >
Author: Dennis Siluk
 
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Dennis Siluk

Writing is more than a hobby for me. It's a passion, one of the ways I capture and celebrate life.

 
 
 

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