Momentos (Black & Red)
The collected poems of Federico Arcos in Spanish with illustrations by Alfredo Monrós.
Federico Arcos was a teenage activist in Barcelona during the 1936 Spanish Revolution. His commitment to anarchist principles and to his ideals are communicated through these poems in his native Spanish language.
PALOMAS BLANCAS
Palomas blancas. Palomas blancas
que pasan… vuelven…
Palomas blancas volando en círculos,
como protegiendo el barrio.
Palomas blancas. Palomas blancas
se posan en el techo de mi casa.
Paz… Paz y sosiego es el dominio
de esas palomas blancas.
Pero… ¿Qué? Pero… ¿Qué?
Si no hay sosiego que dure,
y si recuerdos vivos
de negras palomas en vuelo sobre
¡Barcelona! … ¡Madrid! …
¡¡ Guernica! …
¡Londres! ¡…
¡¡¡Hiroshima!!!
¡¡¡Nagasaki!!!
Palomas blancas. Palomas blancas.
Símbolo eviterno. Principio sin fín.
¡Oh! ¡Palomas blancas! ¡Palomas blancas!
—Agosto de 1960. Año 15 de Hiroshima
Palomas blancas. Palomas blancas
que pasan… vuelven…
Palomas blancas volando en círculos,
como protegiendo el barrio.
Palomas blancas. Palomas blancas
se posan en el techo de mi casa.
Paz… Paz y sosiego es el dominio
de esas palomas blancas.
Pero… ¿Qué? Pero… ¿Qué?
Si no hay sosiego que dure,
y si recuerdos vivos
de negras palomas en vuelo sobre
¡Barcelona! … ¡Madrid! …
¡¡ Guernica! …
¡Londres! ¡…
¡¡¡Hiroshima!!!
¡¡¡Nagasaki!!!
Palomas blancas. Palomas blancas.
Símbolo eviterno. Principio sin fín.
¡Oh! ¡Palomas blancas! ¡Palomas blancas!
—Agosto de 1960. Año 15 de Hiroshima
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