THE GOLDEN FISH
Woman of mine,
you are trapped
in my poetry’s web.
Like a golden fish,
I will place you in
my soul’s pond.
You will navigate
my sea of a thousand waves
until you reach
the port of my soul,
where you will set your anchor
and stay for an eternal life.
What sea and what light!
Vinyards in the sea,
where I will get drunk
off your sweetness,
killing life’s bitterness,
our love pleases God.
We will kiss
on the seashore,
on the flowering land
where the waves sing
and where you can see
the reflection of the marble moon.
Each step in life
will be on a peaceful path
with no labyrinth of thorns.
The sky will be transparent,
the mountains will shine,
our life will be a song.
Translation by:
Monique James & Belkis Possamai