you can't really help a feeling, can you?

Putting it all uʍop ǝpı̣sdn
⌠ January‿to‿December ⌡
was a moment to remember,

for some things
are just meant to be
(just like 2023
was bound to occur
for you and me)

[some doses of insulin later...]

What should one expect
from this tangled text?
It's hard for me to share
a tailor-made verse!

so.. ever heard of the tale?
It's like wanting to buy espetec
but ending up paying for fuet.

Me siento como en clase de lengua:

dentro del vaivén de este poema

sin saber muy bien del tema o rema;

pero creo saber lo que me digo

pues no sería de recibo

si las cosas que se piensan

no rimaran con cariño.

Imploro al sol -y me quemo-

le rezo a nuevas deidades,

me tumbo en columnas...

¡y aguanto soportales!

También a gente como tú

(viejales de más edades) 😉

In the heart of the Caribbean, where waves caress the shore,

a witty mind was born, both kind and true!

Now Cauca's fields and skies she does explore.

Beware though! as sanctions lurk the work to do.

With engineer’s precision: strong and keen,

she shields the Earth, defending each precious stream.

Protecting life and hugging trees,

in nature’s care and macramé her hands are ever seen!

As someone sharp and warm - a rare delight -

her caring soul turns every wrong to right,

her laughter lights up the day, her smile, the drowsy night,

her beauty shines, a beacon soft and bright.

Instantly drawn

to the thought,

then enticed:

first by that face,

next by those ways

and soon enough

by your lousy jokes!

(the ones I now embrace)

Happy b-day, cherished friend!

How lucky and glad I'd be

if only we get to share

tons of words, plenty of trips.

[Hoping time will halt its endless spree
and Easter turns this whole thing
into a fun gap-fill activity]

Since _ _ _ _ _ _ _ seems to me

another rhyme for bliss,

how I wish another one I'd have,

cause at the end of the day
it's impossible to help a feeling,
isn't it?

~