a daughter is a rose

after a poem by Francisco X. Alcaron, “A Poet Is A River”

a daughter is a rose

opening closing

she comes she goes

imitating

 

the sun

she rises she sets

 

she lights the world

she laughs

 

she climbs mountains

of attitude

 

always leaving

always coming home


A daughter is

the voice of love

 

she speaks

to the wind

 

sings an aria to

the night

 

A daughter

becomes

 

a mountain

inside a heart

 

a soul inside

a mountain

 

she rises toward

the light