The Poet Laureate of Jones Street

When summer comes
in her light sundress
I forget her absence

the walls of my room burst
open
the air tastes juicy acid, sweet.

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Quand vient l’été
dans sa robe de soleil
j’oublie son absence

les murs de ma chambre éclatent
l’air a un goût juteux
aigre-doux.

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2006 Traduction: Françoise Parouty