Ode to Kalindi:

Kalindi mi rayo de sol

(Kalindi my sun ray)

you’re majestic as mountains

I climb

lo que sea, NINGUNO

(Whatever, no)

I build

palaces of my dreams!

I place my hopes

above its summit..

you’re my vast desert..

Kalindi mi rayo de sol

(Kalindi my sun ray)

the world is a dark place,

few things

give me light-

tu cara is everlasting...

(your face is everlasting)

I mean,

tu rostro is del sol-

( your face is from the sun)

And in the light of the world

Your is soul is like a lamp-

Con la mañana la brisa

acercándose

( In the morning the breeze approaching)

before dawn rises ...

the threads of warmth

creep into optimism...

Con los ojos como un

salto de agua

(With his eyes like a waterfall)

in delight, from thirst

Con tus ojos

(With your eyes)

I derive my soul

rather full of promise

Si, siempre-

(Yes, always)

Si, ese brillo en tus ojos

es luz del sol

( Yes, that brightness

in your eyes it’s sunlight)

Your picture comes

to my mind after—

Segundo,

(Second)

I look,

to the sky,

I am forced to smile-

As if

clouds were telling me:

Why this narrowing

in my chest

is as long as the universe is WIDE

WITHOUT you

I did not always see the universes

goodness,

Or the radiance

greatness of others intentions-

I can go through oases,

I can take refuge in trees,

Kalindi mi rayo de sol

(Kalindi my sun ray)

is the alimento that

(is the food that)

nourishes my soul...