"Pomegranate"
Poetry
Jorge Argueta's poetry has been called "epicurean" and "delicious."
We are grateful for his permission to include a selection from his book
Las Frutas del Centro y Otros Sabores: Fruit from the Center and Other Flavors
(Canterbury Press, 1997) in this special food issue.
"Pomegranate" by Jorge Argueta
La Granada
Ríete reina
Enana y gorda
Ríete reina
Vestida a veces
de verde
rojo
amarillo
o de morado
Ríete reina
Ríete
fresca y roja
granada
ríete conmigo
ríete de todo el mundo
Déjame escuchar
en mis labios
y en mi lengua
tu sonrisa
Ayyy qué rico morderte
granada
Pero más rico
Es sentir que me muerdes
también
Pomegranate
Laugh queen
tiny and plain
voluptuous queen
Laugh
dressed up
sometimes in green
red
yellow
or purple
Laugh
round and fresh
Laugh pomegranate
Laugh with me
while I am biting you
Laugh with
the whole world
let me hear
your smile
on my lips
on my tongue
Oh how tasty
it is to bite you
my very dearest
Granada
And oh how delicious
to know
you bite me
too.
Published or Updated on:
January 1, 2006