OS SOBREIROS SONHAM

           Os sobreiros sonham

           sonhos desvairados,

           que só os pastores

           e as pedras suspeitam.

                                                 Sonham que são livres

                                                 e vão pelo mundo,

                                                 com raízes de água

                                                 e cabelos soltos.

                                                                                        No céu par lavrar,

                                                                                        as nuvens são cardos

                                                                                        e o sol um milhafre

                                                                                        que esvazia os olhos.

                                                                                                                            Dos sonhos só resta

                                                                                                                            a angústia que os ousa.

                                                                                                                            A angústia é concreta.

                                                                                                                            Os sonhos são sombras.

                                                                                                                                                                     Seguros à terra

                                                                                                                                                                     com garras de bronze,

                                                                                                                                                                     os sobreiros sonham

                                                                                                                                                                     impossíveis rumos.

in Obra Poética, vol. III  -  de Armindo Rodrigues (1904-1993)