By Sergio Inestrosa
PROMPT—Privilege ...
Born among the poor
God himself.
Serene night ...
To guide shepherds
the brightness of a star.
Very early in the morning
the song of the cenzontle.
Leafy tree…
The moon pales
About to hide.
Loneliness
of autumn nights.
The moon appears ...
howls the owl
in the deep forest.
The night awaits
a young girl;
she drops a feather ...
Without wings she runs away
the angel of the lord.
Run away Jonah
of divine design.
A whale...
the stormy sea
by the whipped wind.
Born in San Salvador, 1957, Sergio Inestrosa is a Spanish and Latin American Studies Professor at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. His last book Piedras para María was published in Spain, 2019. In October 2019, Sergio participated in an International Poetry Festival in Salamanca, Spain. He writes from Manchester, MA.
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