Portuguese Guitar – poem by Gabriela Marie Milton

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Portuguese Guitar

The ocean hammers coffin nails into my bones
The boat too small to carry all my sorrow
I cannot fit into a single bottle the apple of Alcobaça
Levante winds throw roses on my windows  
I want you now to save me from this hollow spleen
The magical twelve strings guitar of Fado Português
The twelve apostles of the unknown Christ
To stretch my body till I fall asleep
Between twelve apples
And your lips

featured image: the initials of my first and middle name – Portuguese hand-made tiles

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Gabriela Marie Milton
2022 Pushcart Prize Nominee
Publisher, Editor, Award Winning & #1 Amazon Bestselling Author
Books:

Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology (ed.), Literary Revelations, 2023
Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (ed.), Experiments in Fiction, 2022.
Woman: Splendor and Sorrow :I Love Poems and Poetic Prose, Vita Brevis Press, 2021.
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings, Vita Brevis Press, 2020

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Gabriela Marie Milton #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, 2019 Author of the Year at Spillwords Press NYC; internationally published poet; poetry collections Woman: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis Pres, July 27, 2021); Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis Press, April, 2020)

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90 thoughts on “Portuguese Guitar – poem by Gabriela Marie Milton”

    1. Thank you for your kind words dear Jade. That’s very sweet of you. Unfortunately you cannot reblog my posts. That’s a long story. But you can link to them if you wish. Thank you again and enjoy the rest of your day.
      xoxo

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    1. Thank you so much sweetheart. Your words mean so much to me. Wishing you a wonderful evening. I hope everything is well.

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    1. Good morning my fabulous Cindy and thank you so much for your wonderful words. I am glad you liked it. It’s a new poem. It’s going to be part of my next book. Sending lots of love to you hon. Have a great day.

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      1. I my sweet. I loved it.. truly spectacular. Great to hear you have yet another book coming out. Love to you too and thanks for the wishes.. You too! ❣️

    1. Thank you so much Layla. I really appreciate your support. It means a lot.

      Hon, I cannot comment on your posts unless I introduce my email, my name, etc. all required. Is this the way you set it up?

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    1. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Sandra. It means so much to me 🙏🌹🌺

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  15. Ohh first your poem, so languid, hopeless, full of pain and sorrow but relief awaits in the “magical twelves strings” and the lips of a lover and a voice like Carminho translating all you feel into song. Caminho and Mariza are my favorites. I love the Portuguese singers…they dive into my soul and bring up feelings I didn’t even know were down there. Such a wonderful fmood and scene you painted Gabriela!!

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    1. Thank you so much for your wonderful comment dearest Karima. I am so glad you liked the piece.

      “Caminho and Mariza are my favorites. I love the Portuguese singers…they dive into my soul and bring up feelings I didn’t even know were down there” Beautiful words. Fado is an exceptional type of music. My music 🙂
      Mariza, superb voice, unique style..

      Love you hon. Have a beautiful evening. This is for you.
      https://youtu.be/PIzwTH0s8BI

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      2. Aw… what a beautiful poem. What a gorgeous tribute to all of them. You are wonderful. For some reason I cannot like the post and comment. Something wrong with my site today. But hon again your words took my breath away. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Love you.
        xoxo

    1. Thank you so much my dearest Navin. I am glad you enjoyed the poem. I will get back to you soon. I am sorry for the delay 🌺💫😊

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  21. Nothing quite like fado. I swear someday I am going to fly to Porto for no other reason than to sit in a night time venue and listen to it. 🙂

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    1. Thank you so much hon. I am glad you enjoyed the post. I am very sorry for being slow on reading and commenting on posts. It’s pretty hectic right now. Love you and wish you a good night ❤️❤️❤️

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  24. Exquisite. I love the way you use stretch here, stretching the body reminds me of stretching guitar strings. How lovely this is, Gabriela. 🌹🌼❤️

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  34. I am happy to have been in a Fado bar in old Lisbon a few years ago Your nice poem reminds me to this very special music. Greetings from Berlin 🙂 Ulli

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    1. Thank you so much Ulli for your kind words. I am glad you enjoyed the Fado. It’s special indeed. Greetings from the US. I love Berlin 🌸🌺

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