iii. A kiss
“It was the bolero, Ramona, the bolero,
a kiss of jazz creole
lady with the Rita Dove lips,
not forgetting, Maritza
Andean pan flutes breathing reggae
at El Solar casa cultural in Bucaramanga —
Celia Cruz, Lady Day, Sesenne Descartes
Makeba, Piaf, Edith Lefel
souls many, so many, Ramona
lovers scarved with rainbows
scattering galaxies out of sad earth
raising for us pardons, benedictions, homecomings.â€
