~Ode to Kamalanie~

Ode to Kamalanie

by Sarah Mahina Calvello

the sky was shaking
when they took you away
the wind was screaming
and swirling
chasing the leaves

wanting to play
wanting to go up the stairs
stubbornly
to see us
no matter what we said

it was you time
Kamalanie
I want you to know your on my mind
I love you all the time
you can bark at me
anytime

I'll never forget
your amber eyes
your breath on my skin
burnt coffee fur
tangled and white
with memories

I keep thinking
I hear your soft footsteps on the stairs
your nails tickling the wood
in that familiar echo
that sounds like home

~Oranges in Spanish~translated by Lennin Millan

por Sarah Mahina Calvello

Naranjas

   Si no esperas, no encontró lo que está más allá de sus esperanzas.
   San Clemente de Alexandra ~

   lo que se desmorona frenos
   el sol estaba pálido
   pero brillaba

   Pelé mis naranjas
   los jugos se envuelven alrededor de mis dedos
   como la piel de terciopelo
   viendo los remolinos de oro oscuro
   envolver alrededor de la tierra del chocolate se desmorona
   siempre hay algo que brilla debajo
   si usted busca lo suficiente

~Hummbird Rain in Spanish, translated by Lennin Millian~

Miércoles, 23 de julio 2014

~ Lluvia Hummingbird ~

Lluvia Hummingbird
por Sarah Mahina Calvello

    el olor y el tacto de la hierba se caliente
    eso es lo que está en mi mente
    como cálida fruta florido
    café de vainilla y un amigo
    el sol pálido fuerte
    a través de los árboles de la brocha
    sombras en el suelo como un abanico abierto

    sorprendente después de una fuerte lluvia
    Me vuelvo para ver un colibrí verde
    pequeño cuerpo lanzándose a través de las hojas mojadas y flores
    plegado y de inmersión
    con un viento invisible
    como un pequeño suspiro tembloroso

    estos son los buenos momentos,
    los que importan,
    los momentos que me impiden cayendo a pedazos
    usted puede sumergir
    no te preocupes por la caída

~Stars~translated by Lenin Millan

  "Cuando intentó el cambio por primera vez, él dijo que fuera rápido, que he probado las estrellas. Ya, creo que se va a necesitar más de esto. Próximamente, hemos embotellado todas las estrellas para ti." ~ The Fault en las estrellas

   eso es lo que pasa con el dolor

   exige a sentirse
   Quiero sentir finalmente
   el momento
   finalmente abrir los ojos
   ver el ascenso y caída
   de todos los días

   así degustar las estrellas
   conmigo
   sentir el brillo aterciopelado
   de espesor miel
   en la lengua
   cierra los ojos
   y no no tratar de cuidar
   durante tanto tiempo como puedas

   si desea que el arco iris
   lo que tiene que hacer frente a la lluvia
   los buenos y los malos tiempos
   el sol extendido sobre un pavimento
   y una taza de té
   es todo lo que necesito en esta ocasión
   las estrellas
   son nuestra feo y hermoso
   recuerdos

por Sarah Calvello

~Stars~

 

"When he tried change for the first time, he said come quick, I've tasted the stars. Ya, I think were gonna need more of this. Coming up, we've bottled all the stars for you."~The Fault in Our Stars

thats the thing about pain
it demands to be felt
I want to finally feel
the moment
finally open my eyes
see the rise and fall
of all the days

so taste the stars
with me
feel the velvety brightness
honey-thick
on your tongue
close your eyes
and try not not to care
for as long as you can

if you want the rainbow
you have to deal with the rain
the good and bad times
the spread out sun on a pavement
and a cup of tea
is all I need this time
the stars
are our ugly and beautiful
memories

by Sarah Calvello

~Stars~

Star

by Sarah Mahina Calvello

"You-you alone will have the stars as no one else has them. In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them, I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night....You-only you-will have stars that can laugh-Antoine De-Saint-Exupery

reaching what you reach for

is hard

but trying is not that hard

 somehow we'll get there

even if we take the long way around

at night

you took me outside

opened the door with a grin

a rare light in your eyes

you pointed a leathery finger up

until I saw it 

my first shooting star

it slowly climbed the arc of the night sky

shaking and white

leaving echo's of memories behind

cold slow swirls 

in the still dark

thats my childhood

thats what it comes down to

a shooting star

brief in the night sky

I'll keep looking up

so I can see your star

    I saw a shooting star tonight
    and I thought of you

~Hummingbird Rain~

Hummingbird Rain
by Sarah Mahina Calvello

the smell and the feel of the warm may grass
that is what is on my mind
like warm flowery fruit
vanilla coffee and a friend
the pale sun strong
through the paintbrush trees
shadows on the ground like a open fan

startling after a heavy rain
I turn to see a green hummingbird
small body darting through the wet leaves and flowers
folding and dipping
with an invisible wind
like a small shuddering sigh

these are the good moments,
the ones that matter,
the moments that keep me from falling apart
you can dip
don't worry about the fall