Valentine’s Day

Love and Friendship Heart

garden where suns and moons germinate

fire that dances on petals of crystal and smoke

earth that trembles beneath steps of warm water

echo that keeps names in chambers of silence.

Love, compass that marks heartbeats in the void,

wave that bends mountains and makes the sea its bed,

key that opens doors where there is no lock,

echo that becomes song in the throat of the wind.

Friendship, woven from leaves and molten metals,

anchor that floats on rivers of clouds and foam,

map drawn with scars and laughter,

echo that answers before the word is born.

Time, cup that serves mixed lights and shadows,

curtain where dreams made flesh are projected,

path where hands run without seeking a destination,

echo that unites all heartbeats in a single rhythm.

Graciela Noemi Villaverde, Argentine Writer and Poet