Ecuador, que eres?
Yo si se lo que soy a ti...
A veces turista, huesped, habitante, trabajadora, viajera, ex-patriota, media-Quitena...Perdida y/o comodamente enclavado en mi hogar.
Pero que eres a mi?
Tus caras, tus miradas, son variadas como mis sentimientos a ti, mi anfitrion.
La sierra, la espina de la tierra. Montanas fuertes, siluetas contra sol y oscuridad; truenos, rayos, torrentes. Misterios. Dedicacion. Fortaleza, perseverencia y obstinencia a continuar a vivir cada dia mejor.
Las brisas de la costa, ustedes son los momentos suaves, calidos, los que paso con amigos, conocidos y queridos. Olas frescas y refrescantes. Pero tambien hay mosquitos alla: dudas, timidez. Todo lo que rompa la confianza y comodidad.
Galapagos, eres todo lo que me sorprende, el inesperado. Eres una esquina unica, eres colores brillantes y no totalmente cuerdos. El tiron a no hacer lo que hace los demas. El instinto a llenar el espacio mio, no importa que la forma no cabe dentro de las lineas demarcadas. Evolucion. Cambios hechos para adaptarse al lugar y al tiempo.
Y el oriente, aun no visto. Eres posibilidades. El amanecer. Eres lo que voy ver, lo que voy a entender. Crecimiento. Frondosidad. Lleno con vida todavia no conocida.
Ecuador, en que capacidad pertenezco a ti? Y cuando voy a comprender lo que eres a mi?
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Ecuador, what are you?
I know what I am to you...
Sometimes a tourist, guest, inhabitant, worker, traveler, expatriate, kind-of-Quitena...Lost and/or cozily nestled in my home.
But what are you to me?
Your faces, your looks, are as varied as my sentiments about you, my host.
The sierra, the spine of the land. Strong mountains, silhouettes against sun and darkness; thunder, lightning, torrential rains. Mysteries. Dedication. Fortitude, perseverance and stubbornness to continue living each day better than the last.
The breezes of the coast, you are the gentle, warm moments, those I spend with friends, acquaintances, and those held dear. Cool refreshing waves. But also there are mosquitoes there: doubts, self-consciousness. Everything that breaks your confidence and comfort.
Galapagos, you're everything that surprises me, the unexpected. You are a unique corner, you are brilliant colors that aren't totally sane. The pull not to do what everyone else is doing. The instinct to fill the space that is mine, no matter that the shape doesn't fit inside the demarcated lines. Evolution. Changes made to adapt to the place and time.
And the Amazon, not yet seen. You are possibilities. The dawn. You are that which I will see, what I will understand. Growth. Lushness. Full of life yet unknown.
Ecuador, in what way do I belong to you? And when will I understand what you are to me?
OMG, so beautiful. In both languages. I am in awe.
ReplyDelete"The pull not to do what everyone else is doing. The instinct to fill the space that is mine, no matter that the shape doesn't fit inside the demarcated lines." You are unique, and beautiful, inside and out, and you come from a long line of independent-minded, strong-willed women. One of the joys of my life is watching yours unfold.
ReplyDeleteAnd you are some serious poet, as well! xxoo AJ
Girl tell me u did not just compose an amazing original poem en espanol. Whaaaa?
ReplyDeleteThanks, I did, hee hee!
DeleteGirl tell me u did not just compose an amazing original poem en espanol. Whaaaa?
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