
Ponce de Leon
searched for the fountain of youth.
He now, too, is dead.

Ponce de Leon
searched for the fountain of youth.
He now, too, is dead.

Mother’s love is pure,
even amidst the squalor,
love and life persist.

I don’t think I’ve seen
so many blues, greens, blue-greens,
or green-blues — ever.

Yes, in paradise
lest you forget suffering,
a thorn in the flesh.