Tampa
Le train vient de faire halte
Deux voyageurs seulement descendent par cette
matinée
brûlante de fin d’été
Tous deux sont vêtus de complets couleur kaki et
coiffés
de casques de liège
Tous deux sont suivis d’un domestique noir chargé de
porter leurs valises
Tous deux jettent le même regard distrait sur les
maisons
trop blanches de la ville sur le ciel trop bleu
On voit le vent soulever des tourbillons de poussière et
les mouches tourmenter les deux mulets de l’unique
fiacre
Le cocher dort la bouche ouverte
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Tampa
The train has just come to a stop
Only two travelers get off this
scorching
scorching
end-of-summer morning
Both are dressed in khaki-colored suits and
capped
in pith helmets
Both are followed by a black servant charged with
carrying their bags
Both cast the same distracted look at the
Both are dressed in khaki-colored suits and
capped
in pith helmets
Both are followed by a black servant charged with
carrying their bags
Both cast the same distracted look at the
too-white
houses of the city at the too-blue sky
houses of the city at the too-blue sky
One sees the wind kicking up dust devils and
flies tormenting the two mules of the only
cab
The coachman sleeps, his mouth open
cab
The coachman sleeps, his mouth open
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from Kodak (1924) by Blaise Cendrars (my translation from the French)
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