The stars were public flowers, leaning tall stalks, watch-
ing; public flowers were stars.
The flowers were secretaries civil servants clerks inspect-
ing me, their stalks like legs of secretary birds.
The bird-beaked people, come to see and ask, were glare-
accusing mass of stars.


JEFF NUTTALL, U.K., in "In The Park", 1965




As estrelas eram flores públicas, altos caules inclinados,
- a observar; as flores públicas eram estrelas.
As flores eram secretárias funcionários públicos escrivães
- a inspeccionar-me, caules como pernas de serpentários.
As pessoas bico de pássaro chegavam viam e perguntavam,
fulminantes - acusadora massa de estrelas.