Foul

Ten.

Falta

Diez.

One-word poem / Monosquio

Viridiana Jurado

To the Toad That Poisoned My Dog

O big brown toad beside the shed,

You touched my dog and hurt his head.

White foam came out, so big, so white—

My poor dog shook with all his might!

O toad so brown, so fat, so still,

You made him sick, you made him ill.

He looks at toads with worried eyes—

He will not touch one, no more tries!

Para el sapo que envenenó a mi perro

Sapo grande, junto al lugar,

hiciste a mi perro llorar.

Salió la espuma de su alma,

¡mi perrito no se calma!

Sapo café, gordo y quieto,

quedó muy mal, sin aliento.

Mira sapos con cuidado—

no los toca, ni ha probado.

A mock ode

Oda burlesca

Viridiana Jurado

Strand by Strand

Strands fall

Youth slips away

Hormones redraw me now

I look at my new reflection

Man stays

Hebra por hebra

Hebras

Van cayendo

Mi imagen cambia

Las hormonas redibujan

Hombre

Cinquain clásico de Adelaide Crapsey

Classic Adelaide Crapsey Cinquain

Viridiana Jurado

USA vs Paraguay

But the foe wasn't Paraguay, he could plain see,

As the hunger defeated his fam’ly of three.

Since no bags were allowed and no cash in his hand,

The real enemy was the concession stand.

México vs South Africa

México no ganó, eso pensaron,

el hambre y los precios los derrotaron;

crédito y dinero han terminado

por culpa del alto precio pagado.

Rhymed Quatrain / Cuarteta rimada 

Viridiana Jurado

Already?

Door cracks, scent devours me first, unknown pot starves: smells like hunger.

El canto de la olla

La puerta se abre, el aroma me arrebata, el canto de la olla ya me mata: huele a hambre.

Monostich / Monóstico. 

Viridiana Jurado