Happy 18th Birthday Matilda Hernandez-Miyares

Matilda Preparing To Blow Out 18 Candles

A Matilda
Nuestra Nieta Del Alma
En Su Cumpleanos

Eres la nina bella y consentida,
que nos trajo en la vida,
la esperanza de continuar
el sueno que preserva
la presencia en el tiempo y la distancia.

No dejes de pensar en tus mayores
que te miran abrirse como rosa
que impregna de perfumes
el recuerdo.

Si alguna vez llegaras a la isla,
roza con tu mirada las palmeras
y eleva una oracion por tus abuelos
que siempre viviran mientras los suenes

Julio E. Hernandez-Miyares

For Matilda
Our Beloved Grandaughter
On Her Birthday

You are the beautiful and pampered girl
that brought to our lives,
the hope of continuing a dream
that maintains our presence
in time and space.

Never forget your elders
who watch how you blossom like a flower
Impregnating with it’s fragrance
our memories.

If ever you were to reach the island,
brush the palm trees with your gaze
and say a prayer for your grandparents,
who will always live as long as you think of them.

translation by javier hernandez-miyares

About mbumba

Curator of the Cyber-Palimpsest and author of Psycho Haikus

Category(s): Javier Hernandez-Miyares, Julio E. Hernandez-Miyares, Poetry
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2 Responses to Happy 18th Birthday Matilda Hernandez-Miyares

  1. Finally, the buildup is over, Congratulations to Mati! Now the countdown to 50.
    Julio’s Blog

  2. THE POEM IS BEAUTIFUL AND THE ENGLISH VERSION IS AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE ORIGINAL IN SPANISH. BUT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IS REALLY MATILDA. THAT IS THE TRUTH.

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