Viña del Mar, 10-1-73
Cinco niños y una madre
luchando por la vida misma
hay fuerza pero el andar es desconocido
Antes el andar era liviano
ahora por las venas mismas
corre el sentir nuevo que es una sorpresa
tanto para ella como para los pequeños
Santiago, Chile, 26-12-72
Y el poeta hablando con el pajarillo, le preguntó:
_ ¿Y por qué, teniendo bellas jaulas y bondadosas gentes para alimentarte, rehuyes del pan recibido bajo la sombra de un techo dorado?
– Porque me place hacer lo que tú hablas. Tu corazón unas veces llora y otras palpita de alegría. Es un constante cambio, como la noche con el día; como la vida misma.
Viña del Mar, Chile, 22-12-1972
¿De qué vale hacer una casa tan sólida
si cuando venga un remezón fuerte
como un niño se ha de caer?
Hollywood, Calif. Dec. 12, 1972
When you love a wanderer, you can’t give all of yourself
‘cause you know that it won’t last too long
He came, he stayed, and he is ready to go
to other arms, to other warm kisses around his neck
You know it, but you wish that you could forget it
Hollywood, Calif. Dec. 10, 1972
How come, when I’m starting to get used to something
I have to move on?
How come, when the sunshine is getting warm
the night comes so strong?
Hollywood, Calif. Dec. 10, 1972
Lovers of the world, keep on riding
the roads are smooth and thirsty for you
Everybody is waiting and anxious to see you on
It might be rough sometimes, but you know what’s your job
Hollywood, Calif., Dec. 9, 1972
The boy was walking, thinking, talking…
– Mama, why do I have to suffer? Is it necessary?
– What?
Hollywood, Calif., Dec. 9, 1972
To wait, without knowing what will happen
It’s like to get on the road, without knowing who will pick you up
It’s like to be ready to die, and somebody tells you
that there is a chance
The bird sees the hunter, and it remembers that it has wings
Los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 5, 1972
As I try to understand the differences
between papa and me
the dreamt rest on South American beaches
seems half lost
Los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 5, 1972
Tenderness is shivering in your pocket
from being left alone, forgotten and unused
She tries to reach you and you feel it
but that would take too much pride away
and you just can’t afford that
