LUZ MARÍA LÓPEZ, PUERTO RICO (Peace Poem)

Luz María López 

Coexistence

Everything is possible

in the unreality

of space and time.

Souls thus seek 

their purest moment, 

they disprove the sabotages of destiny, 

the sorrows already written.

The essence of love is coexistence.

Without imposing silences, 

locks, fears, other words. 

It implies smiling. 

In spite of crying,

the finiteness of the instant. 

Reality is inside you, 

like the heart and the air 

that you breathe. 

The encounter. 

The kiss. 

The name of the dream 

that makes you sing.

Magnolia

Return all dreams

to Mother Earth.

Call back the birds

to their sacred dwelling,

let the magic emerge from

each flower that blooms in the air

for life can sing in the morning

as the sun arises to kiss

the soil that sprouts sustenance

and mirrors itself over the ocean.

Let all animals dwell on the land

unharmed by arrows

in soul’s harmony

for we are one with all creation

heirs of its wisdom and glory

all eternal mysteries

while love

spins vigorously

giving birth

to inner beauty!

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Luz María López (Puerto Rico) is a bilingual author writing in Spanish and English.  She is a Poet, narrator, storyteller, editor, anthologist, translator, prologist, lecturer and international cultural promoter. She received the Kathak Literary Award, Dhaka, 2017 and Shaan-E-Adab Award, India; 2016.She has been invited to Poetry Festivals, Book Fairs, Expo-Colloquiums, Congresses in many countries. Her poetry is translated to more than 15 languages.  She has been featured in books of selected authors, literary magazines, quarterly journals, multiple anthologies and other types of publications. She is a traveler and loves to learn about diverse cultures.

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Setu, September 2023 :: Peace Poem