Verdes Anos
Jane Duboc
Green Years
When the animals spoke
It was a faceless night
I was just a boy
The world ended
At the curve of a road
Beyond me was the dream
And I, a boy, dreamed
The countless beauty
That came to fill the retinas
The boundless land
Country of games
I was happy in my little corner
The time of war came
The hour of exile came
I didn't say goodbye to the child
It entered my life
It spared my joy
But did not bury hope
It wanted to imprison my friends
Separate lovers
And abuse torture
It crossed my path
It wounded with its thorn
But couldn't
Extinguish the flame
Love will prevail
Certainly, it prevailed
My twenty years with stones in hand
What I dreamed will be forever
Love will reign
Eternal lord
Of my green years with stones in hand
I kept the sweetness
And send it to you
