Havana

Poem by Rocco Valentini

Artwork Sourced From Pinterest. Artist: Kai Carpenter.

Havana

by Antonio Rocco S. (Rocco Valentini)

It’s a hot day,
The Earth exhales;
Its breath thick with sun.
Beneath my Panama hat
I see waves of heat
Rippling like the embroidery
On my guayabera.

I spot her by the cabana,
Her eyes are like ports
To a cool island oasis.
I long to take the ferry to her soul 
And chart a topographical map 
Of her body;
Welcoming and rich with terrain.

I approach her and journey on
Through peaks of conversation
And valleys of silence
Until night falls upon us.
The moon is like a skilled metallurgist
Forging a sea of silver beneath its light,
Illuminating her raven hair and bronze skin.

We retreat to a Havana
Of pastels, linen and sandstone.
Lust opened the door,
Love guided me through it,
Loyalty closed it behind us;
Now we live together
In our own private paradise. 

El amor entra por los ojos, pero se queda en el corazón.
(Translation: Love enters through the eyes, but it stays in the heart.)