print Winter Sun, 3

As, up high, the grey roofs of the houses
still drenched with rain
are lit nostalgically
by the winter sun

as the distant mountain
rises and hangs above the sea
nearly touching the shore
in the transparency of the morning air

as the eyes of the cat
make the night bloom with small fires
so also does your smile blossom
between the walls and the asphalt road.

You are a green leaf
with veins damp from the evening dew
a subtle gesture that revives joy
a spoonful of sweet preserve
a glass of water on grandma's tray
in the greaming neighbourhood courtyard.