Friday, October 10, 2008

Ontoño

 Has entrado al otoño 
me dijiste 
y me sentí temblar 
hoja encendida 
que se aferra a su tallo 
que se obstina 
que es párpado amarillo 
y luz de vela 
danza de vida 
y muerte 
claridad suspendida 
en el eterno instante 
del presente. 

By: Claribel Alegria

1 comment:

Erin said...

OTOÑO Y ESPAÑOL....:)

it was so good to see you. thanks for the posting the spanish poem. it is always nice to be able to read something in another language that i can understand. see you next week to go to slovakia!