TEARING THE VEILS-ROMPIENDO LOS VELOS

Spanish poetry with english translation by author. Won an award at Santa Rosa Junior College ,CA. 2013

ROMPIENDO LOS VELOS

He llegado aquí ,

rompiendo los velos, cruzando la pena;

no se diga que no vale, que no se entiende,

en la cama los velos envuelven,

en los sueños cruzamos los valles;

los ríos son las venas de la tierra,

el cielo su espíritu ;

cuerda de oro mantiene mi postura;

pies juntos, plantas en la tierra,

brazos apuntando al cielo;

caderas firmes; pecho erguido;

las nalgas contraídas;

seda y perlas, la espalda,

perla por perla;

estrechando la columna,

deshaciendo los velos,

la ambigüedad;

descubriendo la verdad,

silencio, luz;

llegando…….llegando…….

TEARING THE VEILS

I have arrived here;

tearing the veils, crossing the sorrow;

it cannot be said that it has not value,that is not understood;

in bed the veils envelope,

in dreams we cross the valleys;

the rivers are the veins of the earth;

the sky its spirit ;

golden string maintains my pose;

feet together, soles on the earth;

arms pointing to the sky;

hips firm, chest lifted, buttocks pulled in ;

silk and pearls the back ,

pearl by pearl ;

stretching the column  ;

undoing the veils ,

the ambiguity ;

discovering the truth ;

silence , light , 

arriving………arriving ……….

Reviews

[Adam Adams]

"the rivers are the veins of the earth;
the sky its spirit... " These be surely one of my fav. lines in many of yous.

Sounds like you be passed through some kinda the misery - the mazes of your very tender mind which got ya hooked up with some deepen love shades. You torn the veil of such duality and just dragged to its cascades & hummed:

"I have arrived here;
tearing the veils, crossing the sorrow... "

.. and then you curved the watched the whole realism of world through eye over the night taking every breath deep inside and addressed:

".. lying next to you, in bed the veils envelope,
in dreams we cross the valleys.."

Not sure, but the poetry you damn bled in is 'bout "spirituality" or kinda spiritual love that's seemed to be full of some sorta unwanted obscurities of your life. Wonderful imagery you've come up with!

[Sari Segale]

Thanks so much!!! I just love your review, and yes my live is been full of "unwanted obscurities " very
perceptive and feeling!

[Coyote Poetry]

Amazing use of words. The poem took me in and you held me to the last words.
"discovering the truth ;
silence , light ,
arriving………arriving ………."
The poem felt like a whisper in the dark. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Sari Segale]

Thank you so much for your kind words Coyote!

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[B]

Essentially finding your inner strength that translates into body language
Refusing to bring your head down
Standing tall

A write filled with honor
Grown to love your style

[Sari Segale]

Muchas gracias!!! the methaphor for this poem is my yoga practice,your insights mean a lot to me Nisreenaa,namaste.

[B]

yoga does that