Soneto A Mamá

Sonnet To Mom

Soneto A Mamá

It's not that I won't come back, because I've forgottenNo es que no vuelva, porque me he olvidado
Your scent of thyme and kitchenDe tu olor a tomillo y a cocina
From afar, they say it's clearerDe lejos, dicen que se ve más claro
That it's not the same who walks and who movesQue no es igual quién anda y quién camina

And I learned that love has green eyesY supe que el amor tiene ojos verdes
That the deck has four suitsQue cuatro palos tiene la baraja
That what is lost never returnsQue nunca vuelve aquello que se pierde
And the tide rises and then fallsY la marea sube y luego baja

I learned that simplicity is not foolishnessSupe que lo sencillo no es lo necio
That we shouldn't confuse value and priceQue no hay que confundir valor y precio
And a delicacy can be any biteY un manjar puede ser cualquier bocado

If the horizon is light and the course a kissSi el horizonte es luz y el rumbo un beso
It's not that I won't come back because I've forgottenNo es que no vuelva porque me he olvidado
It's that I lost the way backEs que perdí el camino de regreso

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