Le poste à galène

 Sur le Balatum   
at the torn joint,
mouth with bloodless lips,
the galena post
scrapes some hisses.

The jungle pisses in the gray dawn,
the rutted track
from Savannakhet to Saigon
dispersing the convoy
such lace hiccups.

The heavy thoughts are reflected
making ghosts sparkle
in iron galoshes
assembled in front of the temple
with belching tigers.

The flat boats
in the fumaroles of the river
form sfumato behind the lanterns
gently swaying
under the chirping coat of mosquitoes.

With a half-shut cry
awakening is instantaneous
under the suddenly living foliage
when the vibrating arrow
hit the gold button.

The shock is harsh
fire sending from the bottom
trinkets and sweets
accumulated over a lifetime
on the front of wanderings.

may we
exposed to tests
name the bridge of memories
glorious arch joining what was
in the depths of our being.


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