Xavier Villaurrutia (1903 – 1950) was a Mexican poet and playwright whose famous works are the short theatrical dramas called Autos profanos. His notable works also include his poetic writings Reflejos and Nocturnos.
THE KINDNESS OF LIFE
A humble truth as rest,
a peaceful silence, a beloved book;
all known, and all remembered,
a quite daily wake-up in the hamlet.
Not the useless grief, if I do not reach
pleasure in the ripened cluster,
for my mouth, a kiss of love
and for my face, a peaceful mirror.
That is life, supreme kindness
like a blue scent of lavender
in a frugal room with lifeless shadows.
Closing your eyes with the friendly evening
and getting them used to the saying
that death will find them closed.
From Reflejos / Translation by MAR MARTÍNEZ LEONARD
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