MEMORIES OF AN OLD MAN

The face of an old man,

with deep wrinkles,

Remembers the past,

with a distant gaze,

Fleeting images,

of a time that is no more,

Vanish in his mind,

like dry leaves.

In his head,

thinking, a pair of old shoes,

With worn laces,

that have walked many miles,

A bare torso,

strong and vigorous,

The lower part,

a long skirt,

That billows in the wind,

with a gentle rhythm,

The old man’s memory,

is a rich recollection,

Stitched with threads of love,

work, and life.

Nidia Amelia García, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a writer and an active member of Juntos por las Letras (Together for Letters). She has participated in numerous virtual events in Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Spain, Colombia, Portugal, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and elsewhere. She has also contributed to literary anthologies such as “Books of the Immortals” and “Anthology of the 50 Poets of the World 2022.”