El Camino

totally forgot about this poem, i wrote it months ago and just found it. for the few lines that are in Spanish, i gave translations below.

Past mistakes, mistaken "loves"

When I knew not the real

power of love

Por el camino de mi vida,

te encontre, me encontraste

Two halves of a whole

How can this be, how did it happen?

My love, my soul, my world,

always.

Me abisma, tu amor

Is it possible?

I never knew, to be so important,

as water to a man,

in your eyes.

Your

brown

eyes, I love

Windows to your soul.  You caught me when I fell,

Por el camino de mi vida, I crossed

many rough streams that lead to empty valleys,

crossed over

sharp rocks that stabbed my feet and hindered my passage,

but lead to a sunlit beach, radiant in its majesty

Por el camino de tu vida, me encontraste,

te encontre, nos encontramos

"'Till the last step have brought me to my love;

And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil

A blessed soul doth in Elysium."

Author's Note

For those who don't understand the Spanish parts of the poem:
El Camino - the path
Por el camino de mi vida - through the path of my life
te encontre, me encontraste - i found you, you found me
me abisma, tu amor - your love amazes me
Por el camino de tu vida - through the path of your life
nos encontramos - we found each other

Reviews

[Leah Saxey]

Thank you for the note,i did not quite understand the Spanish part XD
Anyway I really to love it... like I have said before this may be quite fluffy...
the construction of the poem was an easy read. most people fail when it comes to writing like that. they normally make it harder to read but you nailed it!

"Your
brown
eyes, I love
Windows to your soul."

How the truth does lie in the eyes!
lovely write Francesca!!

[Kyle]

This is written beautifully.

[Art]

Cuando nos encontramos y nos conocemos empesamos a disfrutat de la vida en pareja...no hay nada en el amor que no puede ser uno feliz...encantado con su poema...

[Lane-roe]

I really like this! It flows really well and the words take you along effortlessly. I love the intensity of the emotion behind it-the words you use really capture the imagery and mood of the poem very well. Thanks for writing!

[An owl on the moon]

Your confessions here give such depth to love.. its cleansing, healing power to wash away mistakes.. and tears.. and darkness. This is like poem within poem.. life within life, and has a hushed, gentle tone ending in a sigh.

[poetry-kiddo alienbaba]

hey....my fav song by Gypsy kings..
El Camino...
thx for a nice poetic reminder