Tree limbs reaching to the sky.
Children laughing-out carbon dioxide.
Birds singing the leaves awake,
who, in turn, make oxygen for our sake.
Ants working diligently,
Grass releasing dew,
Clouds gathering patiently,
Sunshine bathing us, anew.
Bees dancing from flower to flower,
A slight breeze sowing the seeds;
This cathedral of invisible motion
is all my soul needs.
Testimonium ad infinitum.
Circumspice!
Look around, there is evidence everywhere.
Lupita's English translation of Venezuelan poet Oriette D'Angelo's collection, "Homeland of Swarms," was published in 2024 by co•im•press and was recently named a finalist for the 2025 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation and winner of the 2024 Florida Book Award Bronze Medal in Poetry.
Lupita holds an MFA in Creative Writing - Poetry from the University of Florida, and served as a staff scholar at Bread Loaf Translators Conference from 2021 to 2023. She is a Vermont Studio Center Fellow and has received generous institutional support from Bread Loaf Writers Conferences, Poesiaeuropa, the Kentucky Women Writers Conference, and New York State Summer Writers Institute. She is a 2022 Best New Poet and has received numerous Pushcart Prize nominations. She loves visiting the beach with her family, watching baseball, playing volleyball and word games, dancing, darkrooms, black and white film photography, road trips, live music, and trains.
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I love it! What a great piece.
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I just had to share this with Dancing with Firefly’s facebook readers!
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Thank you Crysta! You made my day!!
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YAAAAAY!!!
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Sometimes what the soul really needs is so very simple….such as paying attention to nature which is before our eyes.
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I specially admire: This cathedral of invisible motion
is all my soul needs.
Beautiful share Lupe ~
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We are part of that cycle .. The motion of life .. Constant creation that we need,
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oh yes – my soul just sighs on such beautiful spring days… love the birds singing the leaves awake… aaaahhh i sing along
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I suppose the breeze has you thinking of the sea 🙂
fun hopeful poem
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Lovely capture!
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I love the way you incorporate the ‘scientific’ terminology so easily and naturally into your poem – a lot of lightness and fun here!
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Lovely and uplifting…like spring’s cycle of blessing!
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This is a perfect poem for Earth Day. I like how you involve so many senses.
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Oh so true.. the testimony of nature needs no book.. the truth is all out there.. for those who sense and feel.. the life of ONE is IN the flower.. the bird.. the grain of sand.. in songs of love.. that all move us in body and mind in love.. the balance of nature.. can truly be us..as WELL being ALIVE as well..:)
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