Letras – Página 5 – Vozes de Expresión

Crossing the Pond

Pack your bags, book a flight

We hug and say goodbye.

We take a long walk around the Island of Enchantment

and we silence the voice of despair.

On thinking about love (together); when old age comes.

By Pedro Mieles Cantos An attempt at a hybrid essay on the subject of love. Thank you for so much, Valeria. It’s cold tonight. It looks like it’s going to rain for the rest of the night, and as I hear the raindrops hitting the metal of the emergency handrails, I hear Valeria’s voice over the cell phone.Continue reading “On thinking about love (together); when old age comes.”

Together

I want to build a path from my heart to yours
and have the courage to share your pain, to laugh when you laugh
to never judge you, to accept your opinion
even if it’s not my own.
And when I make a mistake, to know how to say I’m sorry
and when you hurt me, to know how to forgive you.

Loser sudamericano

Mucho se habla del famoso “sueño americano”. Tanto los estadounidenses como quienes han emigrado, o sueñan con emigrar a los Estados Unidos, han oído hablar con frecuencia de este arraigado mito, tan central a la cultura estadounidense. Si bien es cierto que en años recientes se han publicado un sinnúmero de artículos de millenials desencantados que, ante las realidades económicas que han impactado a su generación, declaran con tristeza la muerte del sueño americano, también es cierto que este mito sigue ejerciendo una enorme fuerza sobre todos aquellos estadounidenses, inmigrantes y extranjeros que sueñan con una vida mejor.

FALL

By Irlanda Ruiz-Aguirre Today, the leaves along the path are tinged with yellow, orange, and burgundy; they transform and grow more beautiful in a shy yet solemn way. Autumn makes its entrance, showing itself off without restraint—both in the afternoon and the morning, in the city, on the plains, and in the mountains. A new season arrives, and withjoy... Continue reading “AUTUMN”

Grief

Your stay has come to an end

And I stood motionless as you left

I said goodbye to you, but there was no farewell

You left quietly, peacefully…