Monday, June 18, 2007

Poem: For a Melancholic Friend

For a Melancholic Friend

Beautiful Antonio,
Mi amigo,
Mi hermano,
Is cursed no more
By sleeplessness.
Tonight he is haunted
By beautiful ghosts --
His words,
Not mine.
Perhaps he is in Chiapas
In his dreams,
Joining the heart
He left behind.

(c) J S Phillips

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