by Mireya Perez Bustillo
Inch, Ireland
Eye extended
pale green edges of sea and hill
where a giant’s fingers formed
grassy mounds
whoosh of water
a bee slices air
moos, baas, a dog’s tail wags
breeze rustles rushes, fuschia,
my hair
a white truck rounds the bend
to Playa Blanca palms, palenqueras
fried fish
the bay of Cartagena to the left
where English pirates lurked
never reaching
casa, familia
Mireya Perez-Bustillo writes poetry and fiction in Spanish and English. Her poetry appears in MOM’s EGG; Caribbean Review; Americas Review; Dinner with the Muse, IRP/LP2 Voices, among others. Her novel, Back to El Dorado (Floricanto Press, 2020), a Latina coming-of-age story, is available on Barnes and Noble and Amazon sites.