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coal crows descended | on a mass of carrion | plantain green cornfield
copper colored dogs | so small but fierce in their charge | stand proud and loyal
her spine a taut wire | not for sale at any cost | upright convictions
mango tree budding | flowers fragrant and spicy | visions of chutney
four-year-old visits | her tropical winter dreams | says it’s time to dance
released | for lack of evidence | by the music
the potato line | stretched the entire block | no one pulled a knife
lettuce treasure hunt | at the agro-mercado | people cheered the chard
today shelves are bare | our money no good here | we wait on tomorrow
mice dance in cupboards | claiming them as their own home | possession 9/10ths
songs for grandmothers | gone long into the ether | flowery
today more dancing | a rumba’s on the corner | everyone shakes it
adopted country | island that lives lost in time | for a new orphan
flowering hearts | bloom love as if it were spring | solidarity
love such a small word | indescribable feelings | to birth new flowers
wee ones eyeing | birds nest in her mango tree | fruit that’s a mirage
more potato lines | husband asks what’s the fuss | people want mashed and fried
do the angels know | you are not just visiting | we miss you
hope you’re dancing | to all those songs you loved | tango in the light
embrace your sorrow | all you truly feel | it’s yours to swim in
ritual bath | take them into river’s mouth | to be spit out clean
crowned with your name | a new life is born to live | from here to ever
drums tell truth-tales | mid-day presentations | new initiates
sixteen teeth thrown down | hit the mat in formation | their bitter-sweet sound
summer breezes | in mid-winter seem so wrong | a wrap around shawl
salt and sorrow | jewels that unbind us from death | help new ghosts move on
air scented with mint | basil peppery pungent | herbs spread their magic
lattice of twigs | small dove’s palace | a delicate home
thorn trees grow to form | impenetrable fortress | the end of the world
she wakes slowly | from a tangle of sleep | in the book of life
rain blesses them | their ceremony complete | onto a new day
Copyright © 2014 Odilia Galván Rodríguez. All Rights Reserved.
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