The dark clouds are dreary
The northeast winds blustry
Pouring rain drenching
Our bones are chilling
The nor'easter has struck again
Another miserable day again
And grin and bear it about
Nothing else that we can do
But wait for a sky of blue
First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde