Fidel Arcenas Poems

I watched intently
As three clowns wept
In an old cafe
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Behind these huts, a patch
Of paradise lies, where we chased
Grasshoppers and butterflies; sipped
Nectar from stems of wild flowers.
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Broken bond

Irrepressible wave unto the shore,
You rush into my tender willing embrace
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From our porch
By the beach
We watch
Our emerald-anniversary sun
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A word is an orphan
That fears not oblivion.
Nor does it cry
To attract attention
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Waiter, beer please,
I'm in a mood to talk
To the bards, the muse
By my side, serene and
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She, love of my life, walks
Alone along this lonely trail,
Hears the faint chirps of
Precocial bird, drowning in
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You sit on my desk,
Your legs, a sonnet's couplet,
Perfect in meter and rhyme.
You look at me and smile;
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I long to write
Deathless lines of poetry
I wonder kindly
If I can hitch your way.
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A young lady asks:

What's the secret to happiness?
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