SÓLLER

 

I

The green night waves

shuddering by orange trees:

vertical and lit

as candlesticks 

 

II

The palm tree: byobu's ibis

-Where are you flying?

The valley as a chalice

 

-who raises it?

And the moon

Who squeezes it like an orange?

 

III

... like an orange, before my eyes

the golden instant swirled around.

La Gaceta Literaria, num. 3 (1-2-1927)

Translated by Núria Cohen.

(Palma, 1903 - 1970). Miquel Àngel Colomar was a journalist, art and literary critic as well as poet. He began his studies in Ibiza and then went on to study commerce in Palma. He collaborated with the Ibizan and Mallorcan press and was imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War. It was not until the 50s when he was able to return to journalism, frequently writing under pseudonyms or by using initials. He became involved in literary movements related to the avant-gardes and wrote poetry, published under the title Poemas y otros papeles (1986) and novels including Polly quiere una galleta.