Uma foto

Poem I've written about a great hobby i wish i could practice more, photography !!

Uma foto, um momento roubado ao lento esgotar do tempo,

imortalado em papel que transpira sentimentos

visiveis somente ao fotografo, e talvez nem a ele,

subtitulos de uma verdade pura escondida na hipocrisia do dia-dia.

Que seja a lembrança da pessoa que nao te pertence mais,

do lugar que nao vai mais ver ou

de um tempo que nao vai mais voltar

è sempre a mais ciosamente guardada.

Uma foto è capaz de conservar varias informaçoes e

soltar-las pouco a pouco ao observador que seja treinado a escutarlas falar

mas sobretudo as fotos sao as memorias, a que damos mais importancia,

a copia que fizemos voluntariamente das lembranças que queremos que durem em eterno.

Translation (please check out "note for reviewers" before readint):

Title: A photo

A photo, a moment stolen from the slow tic-tocing of time,

made immortal in paper that sweat feelings

visible only to the photographer, and maybe not even to him,

subtitles of a pure truth hidden in the daily hypocrisy.

Whether it is a memory of the person that doesn't belong to you anymore

of the place you won't see anymore or

of a time that will not come back

it is always the most jealously kept.

A photo is able to conserve several informations and

release them a little bit more everytime to the observer who is trained to hear them speak

but first of all, photos are the memories, we care the most,

the copy we've made spontaneously of the memories we want to last forever.

Author's Note

This is my first, and so far only, poem written in my mother tongue, Portuguese.
Hope you like it =D
About the translation: I've only done one to make it possible for people who don't speak portuguese to understand, but it's a terrible one.
Just use the translation to understand, then go back to the original :)

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the two languages. I believe the more languages you can speak. The value of words become more important and strong. I agree with your poem. A photo can bring people and good times back with a quick look. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A pisturesque prose id ever I saw one, well done.

[MandaBear]

well i liked it very much and i love taking pictures its one of my favorite things to do
great write :)