Will-o'-the-wisp/ "Fuego fatuo"
Here I share another poem from my notebook of quick notes, which I never leave behind when I go out to run errands in the city.
“Will-o'-the-Wisp”
I trace in the light
the silhouette of the night
Scattering the trail of your breath
Delving into the silence
of the absent word.
Autumn sways in memory
I am a mirage of spring
That melts in the womb of the moon.
A hinge that shakes the sky
A torrential downpour
And in the midst of it all
A will-o'-the-wisp
brings you back to my arms.
#“Fuego fatuo”
Voy calcando en la luz
la silueta de la noche
Deshojando la estela de tu aliento
Hurgando en el silencio
de la palabra ausente.
El otoño se mece en el recuerdo
Soy un espejismo de primavera
Que se derrite en el vientre de la luna.
Una bisagra que estremece al cielo
Una lluvia a cántaros
Y en medio de todo
Un fuego fatuo
te regresa a mis brazos.
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People often prefer the illusion because it’s so much more comforting than the harsh truth. I love how you use the imagery of autumn for this. To me, autumn is tied to rot and decay and ghosts belong in autumn. It also should be buried away buried under the heavy winter.
Poetry can be interpreted in many ways. And I like the way you approach it. It's true that "illusion," like "faith," "makes us believe in or think about a better life than the one we have."
Autumn symbolizes "introspection" and the need to "let go of the past." I used the word in both senses.
Thank you for stopping by and leaving such an enriching comment.
La poesía puede interpretarse de muchas maneras. Y me gusta la manera cómo te acercas a ella. Es verdad que la "ilusión" es como la "fe" "nos hace creer o pensar en una vida mejor a la existente".
El otoño simboliza "introspección" y necesidad de "soltar el pasado". Con ambos sentidos utilicé la palabra.
Gracias por pasar y dejarme este comentario tan enriquecedor.
That's the best thing about poetry. Like it's ever evolving for each different person who read it. And each different person reading it at different moment of their lives could have new discovery
That's right. In fact, even for writers themselves, a text written by them doesn't always mean the same thing or feel the same. Has that ever happened to you?
Así es. De hecho, para los mismos escritores un texto escrito por él no siempre significa lo mismo ni se siente igual. ¿Te ha pasado alguna vez?