Poem: © Vicente Huidobro
One glance
to shoot down the albatross
Two glances
to hold back the landscape
at the riverĀ“s edge
Three glances
to turn the girl
into a kite
Four glances
to hold down the train
that falls into the abyss
Five glances
to relight the stars
blown out by the hurricane
Six glances
to prevent the birth
of the aquatic child
Seven glances
to prolong the life
of the bride
Eight glances
to turn the sea
into sky
Nine glances
to make the trees of the wood
dance
Ten glances
to see the beauty that shows up
between a dream and a catastrophe