Traveling through time
across the ocean
to poems
that I might have
already
written.
Adventuring
The butterflies
of anticipation
eyes eager
to feast
on new sites
mind ready
to be expanded
heart open
soul set
to explore
new limits
Solace
Aim to be
pulled
like a magnet
into the
illuminating
unknown.
her/his makeup routine
Use
confidence as foundation
smiles for contouring
joy as a highlighter
kind words as lipstick
Messages
Her guardian angels
announced their presence
by making white feathers
appear.
putting the right people
in her path
whispered in her ear
while she slept
planting seeds
for her intuition
to explore.
Retrospection
Stumbling on a picture
of two people, smiling
her eyes closed
his right hand on her waist
her head on his left shoulder
his left arm across her body
both of her hands holding his arm
But now
unfamiliar to each other.
A quality
He loved her
ethereal spirit
which allowed them
both
to ascend.
Realization
While watching
the sun
paint the sky with
a palette of orange
and gentle red hues
slowly submerging
into the river to kiss,
She missed him.
Circumspect
He unpeeled her mind
Delicately tracing
its synapses
Navigating the patterns
of her thoughts
carefully unpacking
each one
Precisely choosing his words
to set her ablaze.
An alluded request
Write me lines
like Neruda
Write about an invincible love
that all of nature knows,
how it conspires
to help us blossom
Write your lines
on my body
Do to me
what spring does with the cherry trees
my bones will store our secrets
Write 100 sonnets
inspired by our
mornings
afternoons
nights
Write odes about
my laughter
hands
eyes
Write about our bond
that when my eyes close
They’re with your dreams
Escríbeme en español
porque sabes que es
la única lengua
que mi alma entiende ***
Write
so our spirits can
communicate
across distance and time
Write me these lines
and I’ll love you without pride
Without questioning
where, how or when
Write these lines with your actions
Because I write lines too
Don’t want to spend nights
writing the saddest verses
like I have before
feeling the weight of your absence
because loving someone
is short
But to forget them
is so
long.
***Write to me in Spanish
because you know
that it’s the only language
my soul understands
