Harsh World and Other Poems

*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. vii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*Aspero Mundo / Harsh World, pg. 6*Cumpleanos / Birthday, pg. 8*Eso no es nada / That's Not Anything, pg. 10*Me falta una palabra ... / I'm lacking one word..., pg. 12*Muerte en la tarde / Death in the Evening, pg. 14*A que mirar ... / Why look?..., pg. 16*Todos ustedes parecen felices... / You All Seem Happy, pg. 18*Adios ... / Farewell, pg. 20*Por aqui pasa un rio ... / Through here a river passes, pg. 22*El otono cruzaba ... / Autumn sent ..., pg. 24*Lluvia sobre la nieve en primavera / Rain upon the Snow in the Spring, pg. 26*Perros contra la Iuna ... / Dogs against the moon ..., pg. 28*Apoyas la mano ... / You rest your hand ..., pg. 30*Pajaros / Birds, pg. 32*Son las gaviotas, amor ... / They are the seagulls, my love ..., pg. 34*Milagro de la luz ... / Miracle of light ..., pg. 36*Bosque / Woods, pg. 38*Otro tiempo vendra ... / Another time will come ..., pg. 40*El derrotado / The Defeated One, pg. 42*Yo mismo / I Myself, pg. 44*Mundo asombroso ... / An astonishing world ..., pg. 46*Si serenases... / If you composed ..., pg. 50*Esperanza ... / Hope ..., pg. 54*El recuerdo / Memory, pg. 56*Crisis / Crisis, pg. 58*Se Io que es esperar .../ I know what it's like to wait..., pg. 60*Ayer / Yesterday, pg. 62*Domingo / Sunday, pg. 66*El inviemo / Winter, pg. 70*Cumpleanos de amor/ Love's Birthday, pg. 72*Diciembre / December, pg. 74*Mendigo / Beggar, pg. 78*Carta sin despedida / Letter without Farewell, pg. 82*Simbolo / Symbol, pg. 87*Narracion breve / Brief Narrative, pg. 90*Entreacto / Intermission, pg. 92*Pajaro enorme ... / Enormous bird .. ., pg. 98*Piedra rota / Broken Stone, pg. 102*Esperad que llegue / Wait for It to Come, pg. 106*Estio en Bidonville / Summerin the Slums, pg. 108*Prueba / Proof, pg. 112*Me basta asi / That Is Enough for Me, pg. 116*Las palabras inutiles / Useless Words, pg. 120*Inventorio de lugares propicios al amor / Inventory of Places Propitious for Love, pg. 124*Plaza con torreones y palacios / Square with Towers and Palaces, pg. 128*Preambulo a un silencio / Preamble to Silence, pg. 132*Vals de atardecer / Evening Waltz, pg. 134*Tango de madrugada / Tango of the Dawn, pg. 136*Cancion para cantar una cancion / Song to Sing a Song, pg. 138*Que Ie vamos a hacer / It's Hopeless, pg. 140*Letra para cantar un dia domingo / Words to Be Sung on a Sunday, pg. 142*Ciudad cero / Zero City, pg. 146*Primera evocacion / First Evocation, pg. 150*Siempre Io que quieras / Whatever You Want, pg. 154*Asi nunca volvio a ser / It Was Never the Same Again, pg. 156*Empleo de la nostalgia / The Uses of Nostalgia, pg. 158*Quinteto enterramiento para cuerda en cementerio y piano rural / Funeral Quintet for Graveyard Strings and Country Piano, pg. 162*Realismo magico / Magic Realism, pg. 164*Ciencia afliccion / Science as Affliction, pg. 168