Francis de Lima

Francis de Lima is an England-based Finnish-Brazilian poet. They spend their summers living, working, and writing on the lighthouse-island of Bengtskär and the rest of the year in London, currently studying for an MA in Poetic Practice. They're interested in the intersections between class, practical ecology, poetry, and wildlife. More of their work can be found in magazines like Permeable Barrier, ONLY POEMS, the engine(idling, Wild Roof Journal and The Dawn Review.

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Onde não há pecado nem perdão

Enquanto o tempo acelera e pede pressa

I always write about hands                 this time the face                                peeled mango revealing                     exquisite yellow radiance       small brown face

kiwi                   little hair                     hidden topography                stone masonry countenance

a worker’s face                                                 small gait                    some things                 always smaller than remembered                           little boy, little bird                 balding, head like an icon                   hair, a rosary              standing with hands in pockets                      always smiling             like an idiot      come on now                 wise old fool                come on now, you            storyteller

old mushroom 

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