A poem

This poem was written to me by somebody that I hold very dear. I wanted to share it because it touched my heart very deeply, and it stil does.

Para Aasa

You are the white dove, soaring in the sky.
The innocent observer of the world below
With an understanding soul
wishing to spread peace with your wings as you fly

You are the black raven, with sudden flights
Mystifying as you escape for your destinations
With a heart pumping after dark excitements

You are a cotton pillow
and a mellow message in the day
a friend of the night and a sister of the moon

You are the transparent crystal lake
when sharing feelings with a trusted friend
but an enigma in unexplored waters

You are a shy mermaid
Married to a creature in the sea
but gift to a human eventually

You are a frozen snowflake
a queen of ice, a porcelain rose
Capable of breaking
yet seemingly solid as it stands

You are an answer, a question
a secret and a confession
an open hand, a careful embrace

You are a passionate expression
To yourself
to me,
to the day to the night

May the force of the God I believe in
Bless you in your every site


Isabel, Santo Domingo, 2000