"A Un Desconocido" for Valentine's Day
Selected by Rigoberto Gonzalez, "Five Best Love Poems", for the Poetry Foundation:
"A un desconocido"
(p.s. Rigoberto, it really is to a lover yet unmet)
"A un desconocido"
(p.s. Rigoberto, it really is to a lover yet unmet)
posted by Lorna Dee Cervantes at 5:26 PM
6 Comments:
It's a wonderful poem Lorna Dee. Amazing imagery. Gonzalez made an excellent choice.
Beautiful poem. I especially love the opening stanza:
"I was looking for your hair,
black as old lava on an island
of white coral. I dreamed it
deserted you and came for me,
wrapped me in its funeral ribbons
and tied me a bow of salt."
Thanks! And thanks, Rigoberto. I always did like this poem, an Isla Mujeres poem. Even at my age, hope springs eternal.
Emmy, yes, my hair fetish was showing.
Lovely! :) I agree with Emmy -- the opening imagery is wonderful.
I looked for an email address on your blog and blogger profile, but couldn't find one. I'll be hosting "The Ringing of the Bards", a poetry carnival, on my blog on March 24th -- and I would be absolutely honoured if I could link to this poem. May I? :)
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