Nell Haque

Our eyes will burn when
they gaze towards the sea

Wherever you are
you will walk alone
like a beacon of love

They will rob you of caresses
and you will anchor your boat
in every act of compassion

With two broken wings
With nothing left to give
you will rise, a phoenix
to love once again

Ray of light
forging paths to the sea
pleading with the ocean
enveloping the horizon
and more

I have the light of your eyes
that, like you, keep
loving, and go crazy
from the desire to give

In the palm of your hands
they lean in to watch
little rays of blue and gold
that glimmer and dissipate

You are made of smiles
that want to live
in my body and make it
a temple of manna

Translation of ‘Donde Sea Que Estemos’ by Ariana Dubov

When you are quiet
divine glimpses
and angelic beings
float by your side

A cherub
bare of mischief
dances in your eyes
rousing smiles
with its presence

I want to live by your side
the nectar of the hours
between heaven and earth
weaving together the miracles
that fall from your hands

Let the golden threads
of your throat
invite me
to live in your home

And every morning
we will ride the clouds
to shower the gardens
my poor brothers tend
dying from drought

We will take the early morning breeze
to ride out and search
for the lost mule driver
who fell asleep
at the base of the gorge

In a ray of light
we will ride
heading east
to comfort the child
who was left with
nothing

And in the afternoons
during communion
our hands will join
casting blessings
on your brothers

Your sandals we’ll leave
at the foot of the mountains
and we will venture up
heading home
looking for more love to share.

Translation of ‘Cuando Seamos Uno’ by Ariana Dubov

What are you doing?
outside the gates
of life
what are you waiting for?
all the springs
pass you by?
and you, without grasping
with both hands
the rose you planted
the colour of dawn
up there in the sky
With your muses
in rainbow hues
what are you thinking?
drowning
in a single drop of water?
make your mark
in the land
of daydreams
of aspirations
of souls.

Translation of ‘A Luz’ by Karina Kalinkina

The noises make a racket
during the night
when I stumble
barefoot and on tiptoes
into the house
the noise makes a racket
of the big kind
and the small
they multiply
like mischievous children
that gather together
making more little noises.

Translation of ‘La Bulla’ by Ariana Dubov

Delicate flowers
yellow and pink
in a forgotten garden
in Montegrande
as the scent of lilies
pricked my skin
you touched me, my Lord
right there
and I touched you

We listened

as a withering rose
with its petals
scattered
by the conquering
gust of wind
begged
for one more sunset

You and I found

a jug of water
to give it a drink
and we thanked
that gardener
and in our bubble

you laughing, jumping

for joy
you touched me again

Translation of ‘El Jardin’ by Ariana Dubov

They are babies
grown children
brothers
I drink in
your sorrows
of grown men
and I love them

Look what they have done
to the world
entrusted to them
by my father

Brute force
concealing
the candle
bequeathed
by the mother
ablaze inside

Let Mother Nature
at the next turn
guide you and sing
Saturn
of your children

When you become
priest, father
fertile life
in streams
will rush forth
bursting its banks
and with tenderness
bring you to life
the earth
the light
and the air.

Translation of ‘Saturno’ by Ariana Dubov

You weep
with your eagle tears
with eternal tears
of God
your sorrow gathers
in your gentle gaze
to the world, dead
of hunger
of love

Today I spill
my tears
wrapped in the illusion
of my strong hope
that in a new
dawn
you will paint the people
rose and white

Stars with love
in their eyes
and a playful
smile
on their cheeks
and forever
a magic mirror
upon their faces
so they fall in love
with themselves
and cast out
the idolatrous pain.

Translation of ‘De Dolor’ by Karina Kalinkina

My lord
we must resolve
this fever of love
for this land
of yours.

Translation of ‘De Amor #2’ by Karina Kalinkina