Kate baptized her
Though instincts haunted
The poor child.
Water cold,
Salt so terrifying
The morning lost
In cold, wet diapers.
Five steps to the fount
No priest in sight,
Relatives motionless
And quiet.
Afterlife requires some
Duty, a bit of unpleasant
Commitment,
Some gifts to cancel
Errors.
But the music
Seemed right,
Each horn player
Recognizing glory,
The child too large
To fit in the bathinet,
The father scooting
Out of town
In his big black hearse.
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First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde
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