a tear on the tomb of a dream #remembrance

travelers in colored carts
head to roads of no return
a fortune teller speaks of love
milk and honey wait for me
mama’s young
the lilac is in bloom
the hands of the rose garden wave to me
i turn the key of the blue room…

Since my mother left this world, I’ve carried her picture in my purse every day. During the Easter Mass her picture felt out of my purse. When I picked it up I noticed, for the first time, the inscription on the back:

a tear on the tomb of a dream
Stella
August 15

Mama was only 18 years old when this picture was taken.

Hellenistic Reverie #poem #poetry

caressed together by the waters of Corinth
inside the darkest forests chasing statuary nymphs
the decadence of Hellenistic love
blissfully raining laughter from above

“the condo of the virgin” sitting empty
the goddess long dissolved into the néant
you softly reading Hebrew texts in Greek
the painful comedy of life on sale this week

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first published in Vita Brevis Poetry Magazine; November 25, 2017

I was selected Author of the Month at Spillwords Press # Thank you!

I am humbled and delighted that I was selected Author of the Month at Spillwords Press.
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who voted for me.

This is for you:

amour #poem published by Spillwords Press (NYC)

amour
your secret hides inside my name
inside the splendor of the night…
continue reading here

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image: Vladimir Gjorgiev; Shuttershock; [link]

poetic expression: two published poems

spring’s floral certitude & the miracle of you
at Kashmir Pen Newspaper, Art & Poetry

Please read here: Poetic Expression

image: unive; Shutterstock;[link]

Author of the Month – Spillwords Press (NYC)

My Dear Readers,

My pen name is Gabriela M. I was nominated for author of the month at Spillwords Press. My poem “Forgotten in the Port of Naples” was nominated for the best publication.

If you like my work the link to vote is below. You can vote with your Spillwords account. Also you can vote via FB or Twitter. There are other authors nominated so you may want to check their work too.

Vote here

Thank you!
G.

my poems: “Somewhere along the border” and “San Salvador” published by Tuck Magazine

two new poems: “Somewhere along the border” and “San Salvador” published by Tuck Magazine

“mama, I can’t see the road
the desert’s cold
there is no moon
I’m hungry and Juan is crying”

please continue reading here

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image: kilic inan; Shuterstock; [link]

caged #poetry #poem

it rained in Nicaragua
last night
inside a cage with fraying ties
a little girl
sat barefoot on the ground
and while you wrote
your poetry in Florence
her tears were flowing
from my eyes

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image: Suriyawut Suriya/ Shutterstock

Maria walks #poem #poetry

Maria is a little girl
who walks barefoot
across the desert
coyotes howl under the moon
Maria walks
her heart is small
her dreams are big
a cactus waves at her
and blooms
one day Maria will grow up
and she will buy herself
some shoes

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