A windmill stands by a lake,
breathless and so powerless.
No music it makes, so quiet.
No smile it gives, looks pale.
A requiem sounds worthwhile.
A love leans against absurdity,
spiritless and so motionless.
No word it bears, speechless.
No meaning it offers, useless.
An evident end is on the way.
Love might resemble a windmill
that has beauty when it is turning
between the blue sky and the earth;
is faithful just to a single axis forever.
Love needs an axis of understanding.
What is a windmill with no wind?
What is a love with no expectation?
The windmill is just a mute monument.
The love is just a feeling with no sense.
They are both spiritless and motionless.
Under Amber Skies, written by author and poet Jill Eisnaugle, is a wonderful collection of rhyming poetry guaranteed to please every reader. In this, her second book, she writes of new friendships kindled, as well as old friendships solidified. She g
First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde
First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde
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