The Big House in Erie (1973) a Poem (In Spanish and English: NOW!)

I was invited to my boss house
I was young so young back then,
Perhaps twenty-five; l lived in Erie,
Pennsylvania, 1973
I hung around with his nephews
And when I saw his big house, it
Somewhat startled me: made of:
Red-brick, smoothly mortared
In-between: a few chimneys on
Each side of the house, Victorian;
It was a big, a huge housewindows
Everywhere: all around, up, down;
To a poor kid like me, my eyes
Were mortified, they were shaken:
(Hands fidgeting, legs weakening)
I had to catch my breath.

When I walked inside, my boss was
Surprise, yet greeted me well, cheerful
I think he noticed I felt a bit
Uncomfortable (I was brought up
In an extended family where two bedrooms
Fitted four families); so, I smiled the best
I could, looking about the house
It was to me: Buckingham Palace.

When I was fifty-five
Years old, yes, a quarter century plus, had
Passed, I owned sever al big houses, one
Bigger than his;
And never did I once forget that big house,
In Erie.

Note from the Author: While locked out of my house today, sitting in my car, in my garage, having two hours to throw to the wind until I have to pick up my wife, this big old house in Erie come to mind ((9:10 PM)) 2/23/2006. #1244

IN SPANISH
Translated by: Nancy Pealoza

La casa grande en Erie (1973)

Me invitaron a la casa de mi jefe
Entonces yo era muy joven,
Quizs veinticinco; yo viva en Erie,
Pensilvania, 1973
Deje pasar el tiempo con sus sobrinos
Y cuando vi su gran casa, esto
Un tanto me asust: hecho de:
Ladrillo-Rojo, suavemente enfoscado
Entre: algunas chimeneas en
Cada lado de la casa, Victoriana;
Esta era una grande, una enorme casa-ventanas
Por todas partes: todo alrededor, arriba, abajo;
Para un pobre muchacho como yo, mis ojos
Estaban avergonzados, ellos fueron sacudidos:
(Ma nos movindose nerviosamente, piernas debilitadas) -
Tuve que coger mi respiracin.

Cuando camin adentro, mi jefe estaba
Sorprendido, sin embargo me salud bien, alegre
Pienso que l not que me senta un poquito
Incmodo (yo fui educado
En una familia amplia donde dos dormitorios
Empotraban cuatro familias); As pues, Sonre lo mejor
Que pude, mirando la casa
Esto era para m: el Palacio De Buckingham.

Cuando yo tuve cincuenta y cinco
Aos de edad, s, un cuarto de siglo ms, haba
Pasado, yo fui dueo de varias casas enormes, uno
Ms grande que el de l;
Y nunca jams olvid esa casa grande,
En Erie.

Nota del autor: Mientras encerrado fuera de mi casa hoy, sentado en mi coche, en mi garaje, teniendo dos horas para lanzar al viento hasta que tenga que recoger a mi esposa, esta vieja casa grande en Erie viene a mi mente ((9:10 PM.)) de 2/23/2006. #1244

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Author:: Dennis Siluk
Keywords:: Poetry
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