Poetry in Motion: Noche de Lluvia, San Salvador
Noche de Lluvia, San Salvador
(Aracelis Girmay, b.1977)
Rain who nails the earth,
whose infinite legs
nail the earth, whose silver faces
touch my faces, I marry you. & open
all the windows of my house to hear
your million feral versions
of si si
si
si
si
~~~
Seen on the R train, Brooklyn, May 2, 2012
Or, so you can see it:
(Aracelis Girmay, b.1977)
Rain who nails the earth,
whose infinite legs
nail the earth, whose silver faces
touch my faces, I marry you. & open
all the windows of my house to hear
your million feral versions
of si si
si
si
si
~~~
Seen on the R train, Brooklyn, May 2, 2012
Or, so you can see it: