“Quinde” Poem and Translation by C. Bucheli

Carolina Bucheli is an Ecuadorian poet coursing an MFA in Creative Writing at Colorado State University. She translates her poetry, as can be seen in this submission.

Quinde

With small wings it flies: the hope of seeing the world
of going through life
feeling that everything pushes forward
even the wind that pushes back

quinde perches over the chirimoya
under its small feet the agony of the fruits calls the larvae
everything about the quinde is life, even death

in its wings it carries the potential of the universe
the colors of an existence that is already complex without realizing it

Quinde

Con pequeñas alas vuela: la esperanza de ver el mundo
de ir por la vida
sintiendo que todo empuja hacia adelante
incluso el viento que empuja hacia atrás

el quinde se posa sobre la chirimoya
bajo sus pequeñas patas la agonía de las frutas llama a las larvas
todo sobre el quinde es vida, incluso la muerte

en sus alas lleva el potencial del universo
los colores de una existencia que ya es compleja sin saberlo

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