4. Magnetic Poem in Spanish: ¿Por qué estás triste?

A poem about being sad written on a Thursday evening while listening happily to live music at Belle Cora, a Northbeach bar in San Francisco.

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Photo by Rosemary DeSena, October 10, 2024. This magnetic poem was written at Belle Cora, a bar in Northbeach, San Francisco, California.

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This poem was written in Spanish, so I share the Spanish poem first. See the English translation below.

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¿POR QUÉ  ESTÁS TRISTE?

¿Por qué estás triste?
Porque es la noche otra vez
Y yo tengo sueño
Así que
Me voy a la cama
Pero no quiero dormir

Afuera hay estrellas arriba
                    en el cielo
Aquí      Dentro
Yo solo veo las sombras
En la luz corta

En las horas oscuras
No veo el alma mío
No puedo calmar mi corazón
Cuando tú estás allá
Muy lejos de mi

- Rosemary DeSena, 10 octubre 2024

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And now the English version:

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WHY ARE YOU SAD?

Why are you sad?
Because it's night again
And I'm sleepy
So
I'm going to bed
But I don't want to sleep

Outside there are stars above
                         in the sky
Here     inside
I only see the shadows
In the low light

In the dark hours
I don't see my soul
I can't calm my heart
When you're over there
So very far from me

- Rosemary DeSena, October 10, 2024

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Rosemary DeSena

is a poet living in San Francisco, California, USA, who meanders the city, looking for joyful interactions with those she encounters in the small moments that unfold into the making of a day, and she writes about it, (in addition to sharing her poetry and memoir) in Life is a Poem, in English here:

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And in La Vida es un Poema, in Spanish, here:

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