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Ahora en San Marcos
una vez mas
el tiempo
de las bayas del enebros
de las bayas gordas, maduras
así
el tiempo
del borrachónes del cielo
del glotónes con alas
estos petirrojos,
estos muchos petirrojos,
estos petirrojos, al parecer,
en todos partes
cayéndose
tropezando
volando dementemente
esparciendo las semillas
del enebros.

 

Translation—Now in San Marcos again the time of the Juniper berries, of the fat, ripe berries. Therefore, the time of the drunkards of the sky, of the gluttons with wings, those Robins, those many robins, those Robins seemingly everywhere, falling, colliding, flying crazily, spreading the seed of the junipers.

 

 

 

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Home of Dick Heaberlin Writes

Orange House Books

Our Writing Workshops

My Writing Books

English Syntax— A Guide to the Grammarof Successful Writers — Heaberlin's Writing Style 1

Connecting for Coherence — an Applied Systematic Study of How Good Writers Connect Information With Syntax and Logic— Heaberlin's Writing Style 2

English Diction— a Guide to Selecting Appropriate Words— Explanations and Exercises — Heaberlin's Writing Style 3

A Guide to English Usage, Punctuation, and Mechanics — Explanations and Exercises — Heaberlin's Writing Style 4

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