The Homage.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

the homage to the
other self is a secret
it is your paradise

a river flows there
old big trees make
the shade
multicolored birds
peck on ripe fruits
in dawn days

you are happy there
but for one thing
you cannot live there
that long

when the sun shines
you open its door and
closes it once more
to enter the daily
world of your life

you carry with you
stories that you cannot
tell
and images that may
teach
but which you can never
show