1) Doña Leonor’s revenge

[1627 AD]

The fate of Rafael Ortiz

was on the plate

of Mrs. Eleanor

When she arrived

in Lima Peru;

To taste revenge

for beheading

from her husband

and so the plot

…now it was played

(in an alleyway)

While gutting his trout!

In Spanish

Translated by Nancy Penaloza

The legend of:

Dona Leonor’s revenge

(1627 after Christ)

The fate of Rafael Ortiz

was on the plate

By Dona Eleanor.

When she arrived

In Lima Peru;

To taste revenge

for beheading

From her husband.

there is a conspiracy

It was brought to an end now

(In an alleyway)

How she gutted her trout!

2) The Old Moon

The winds, the winds, the moments pass

Skip to years, years and more years

And the moon keeps making light

Above me, with mysterious intrepid nights…

Under their passing shadows at twilight

She is alone, looking into my eyes;

At dusk, we lingered, along the way

Like living sphinxes… she follows me:

Looking, looking down at me…

There’s a time between now and then

I call it forever… and soon…

But that’s between you and me–

Me, you and the twilight moon.

She has her secret eyes, you know?

Flashing across the sky and the meadow

Passing, passing without making noise… by…

Flashing across the meadow and the sky!…

#474 5/2/2005

Spanish version

the old moon

[The Old Moon]

The winds, the winds–moments pass

They pass turns into years, years and more years

And the moon keeps producing light

About me and spooky intrepid nights…

Under its dark passages in the twilight

She is alone, looking into my eyes;

At dusk, our stragglers, along the road

Like a living sphinx… she follows me:

Looking, looking down, looking at me…

There’s a time between now and then

I call this forever…and soon…

But this is between me and you–

3) Common Sides [English Versión]

youth has its age

and grow old his pride;

one thinks he knows

The other thinks why;

Goal youth and age

With separate ties–

They have common sides:

Life, death and search,

and a chest of hope

That never stays.

Note: this poem was found by the author after missing 25 years; written May 1981 and reviewed for Poetry North Review, Anchorage, Alaska by Dale A. Stirling, Editor/Publisher 1980-86, Poetry North Review, his comments: “…very smooth and conveys real feeling…” The author does not know if it was published by previous anthologies, but he feels that until this writing it has not been published; therefore, the first time it is published in this set of poems. #82

In Spanish

Communes of Sides

youth has its age

And age your pride;

You think he knows

The other thinks why;

but youth and age

With separate ties –

They have common sides:

Life, death and the search

And a hope in the chest

These never rest.

Note: this poem was found by the author after 25 years of being lost; Written May, l981, and poetry revised by, Northern Review, Anchorage, Alaska by Dale A. Stirling, Editor/Editor l980-86, Northern Review Poetry, his comments: “…very straightforward and conveys true sentiment “The author is not aware if this was published by any previous anthology, but knowing this writing has not been published; therefore, for the first time published in this set of poems.