Under the Coffee Table

Bilingual Poem (English - Spanish)

"Uno...dos...tres...cuatro..."

 

An innocent game,

que es una tonteria.

 

I vanished under the coffee table;

an army of dust bunnies

demanded that my nostrils surrender.

 

"Cinco...seis...siete...ocho..."

 

My lips turned into a smile.

Anticipation sparkling the soul,

exhilaration rushing through my narrow veins.

 

I was solid and inert,

waiting for the moment to be found.

 

"Nueve...deiz...!listo o no, ya me busca!"

 

Giggles eagerly trying to escape my throat.

The hunter comes close to claim the prize.

 

"!Me encontraste!"

 

My mother's shadow loomed before me;

words of praise and smells of aquacate and guava

marked this moment.

Author's Note

Bilingual Poetry (English - Spanish)

NOTE: I'm having trouble in adding the accent marks and the exclamations.

Reviews

[AK]

This is great. Wonderfully written and a pleasure to read!

[jodi sharp]

i dont know if you remeber me i got off of this site for a while but im now back on and i must say i really like this poem
i like how you add you own culter in to it and i can just see a group of kids running and playing and having fun

[THE BLACK SEAL]

lol it is hilarious

[Tim McGovern]

This really works well using both languages.
I know very basic Spanish but because of the way it was written I could follow the narrative and feel the joy of a little girl hiding from her "Mami"
Very sweet and well paced.
Thank you
Namaste'
Tim