Challenge

La Barceloneta, Barcelona (Spain) June 2018

Like water and earth,
like fire and air,
apprentice and master
begin their dance.

As the loyal apprentice you are,
you follow the master in his steps
eagerly soaking up the essence
until it becomes your own nature.

Such is the start of a poet’s way,
learning to dare
to play with ideas and words,
to stop being a cold observer,
to be and create enunciated art.

In the complex dance
of poet and linguist
lexemes and semes leave way
to imagery brilliant and rich.

In the endless dance
of humble words,
enjoyable worlds are born
from light among shadows.