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Poem… Love’s Reason
Love’s Reason
(translation|modification of Razón de Amor)
by Luis S. González-Acevedo
A century of my life,
I shall give you.
Whatever your soul requests…
Should you want more years of my existence,
I’ll surrender them as gifts.
Every year is a poem
of deeds and love.
Every verse is a song
about you.
I search for love’s origin
in philosophy.
“Tedious,” they may say,
“Too wordy.”
I’ll clarify my love.
Be patient with my method.
For you, for me, for us
will be this bonding wisdom.
We shall ascend together countless steps
in pursuit of loving knowledge.
Without deceit,
honest wisdom shall manifest one day.
–You can find the poem in Caribbean Poet, by Luis S. González-Acevedo or the original version in Spanish in Poemas Caribeños, por Luis S. González-Acevedo–
Poem… Poem for Philosophy
Poem for Philosophy
(translation|modification of Poema a la Filosofía)
by Luis S. González-Acevedo
It’s the mother of all science.
Its womb is knowledge.
It makes people skillful
or destines them to perish.
At times, it comes from God;
yet sometimes, I don’t know.
If it’s from God,
then it doesn’t blind or lead to misfortune.
It’s an angel of faith.
Philosophy marches in pursuit of intelligence:
yearning to know,
discovering wisdom
and causing pain
with its To Be or Not To Be.
–You can find the poem in Caribbean Poet, by Luis S. González-Acevedo or the original version in Spanish in Poemas Caribeños, por Luis S. González-Acevedo–
Caribbean Poet (Book of Poems | Poemario)
English | inglés
Thank you to those who have supported my poetic activity. For a while, I’ve been sharing selections (incomplete) of the poems in my English-language poetry book Caribbean Poet. The shared verses are only samples of the poems in the book. My work with Caribbean Poet has concluded and the only thing that’s left is to let you know that you can continue to support the poet by buying his book at Amazon.com. Again, thank you. –Luis S. González-Acevedo
Click on the book’s cover below…
español | Spanish
Gracias a todos los que han apoyado mi actividad poética. Hace tiempo que vengo compartiendo mi selección (incompleta) de versos de los poemas en mi libro Caribbean Poet. Los versos compartidos son sólo algunas muestras de los poemas en el poemario. Mi tarea con Caribbean Poet ha culminado y sólo queda comunicarles que si desean leer los poemas completos, favor de continuar apoyando al poeta con la compra del libro en Amazon.com. Nuevamente, gracias por su apoyo. –Luis S. González-Acevedo
Haga clic en la portada del libro a continuación…
Poem: Love’s Reason (translation/version of Razón de Amor)
Selected Verses:
Love’s Reason
(translation/version of Razón de Amor)
by Luis S. González-Acevedo
A century of my life,
I shall give you.
Whatever your soul requests…
Should you want more years of my existence,
I’ll surrender them as gifts.
Every year is a poem
of deeds and love.
Every verse is a song
about you.
I search for love’s origin
in philosophy.
“Tedious,” they may say,
“Too wordy.”
I’ll clarify my love.
Be patient with my method …
Find the complete poem @…
and the original in Spanish @…
