Conducta Herbal

Herbal Conduct

Conducta Herbal

Not long agoNo hace mucho tiempo
I heard about that greenhouseQue supe de aquel invernadero
Where a man studiedDonde un hombre estudió
The herbal conduct.La conducta herbal.

He was my friend for a whileFue mi amigo por un tiempo
And I, unawareY yo que ajeno
Of the secrets of his tradeA lo secreto de su oficio
Didn't feel curious.No sentí curiosidad.

He spokeY es que hablaba
Of substances that diluteDe sustancias que diluyen
The distances betweenLas distancias entre
Human mind and composition.Mente humana y la composición.

Of emotions that shapeDe emociones que conforman
The stages of floraLos estadíos de la flora
And that he had achievedY que había logrado
Communication.Comunicación.

Some time laterUn tiempo más tarde
I would remember the greenhouseYo recordaría el invernadero
Where a man studiedDonde un hombre estudió
The herbal conduct.La conducta herbal.

I didn't see him for a whileLo deje de ver un tiempo
And by the last encounterY ya para el último encuentro
I noticed something greenLe note algo verde
In the tone of his skin.El tono de la piel.

WorriedPreocupado
I asked about his healthPregunte por su salud
And he, surprised, repliedY él extrañado contestó
That he had never felt better.Que nunca se sintió tan bien.

And immediatelyY enseguida
He confided in me about his progressMe confió de sus avances
With the flora and thenCon la flora y luego
A certain extravagant perception.Cierta extravagante percepción.

In essenceY era en síntesis
He was workingQue estaba trabajando
With the essence of a plantCon la esencia de una planta
In pursuit of transmutation.En pos de la transmutación.

I didn't see him for a whileLo deje de ver un tiempo
And by the next encounterY ya para el próximo encuentro
I noticed something greenLe note algo verde
In the tone of his skin.El tono de la piel.

As I didn't see him againComo no volví a mirarlo
One afternoon I went to look for himAlguna tarde fui a buscarlo
And after calling for a whileY luego de llamar un rato
He came to open.Vino a abrir.

I saw his early green skinVi su piel verde temprana
And his hair a bushY su cabello un matorral
Of tinyDe diminutos
Stems in April.Tallos en abril.

He gave meMe obsequió
A long and deep lookUna larga y profunda mirada
Then saidLuego dijo
That he remembered me,Que se acordaba de mí,
That he was busyQue estaba ocupado
And asked for forgivenessY que le perdonara
And then he closed the doorY después cerró la puerta
And I left.Y yo me fui.

I saw in his hand the green branchVi en su mano la verde rama
And his hairY su cabello
Were thin shootsEran delgados brotes
Moist from the green bush.Húmedos de verde matorral.

Not long agoNo hace mucho tiempo
I heard about that greenhouseSé de aquel invernadero
Where a man studiedDonde un hombre estudió
The herbal conductLa conducta herbal