Distance/Distancia

Distance/Distancia

How I'd love to be

so close to those I love

and who by distance

I can't be sharing

what I'd love to be sharing

tonight.

Como quisiera estar

tan cerca

de aquellos que amo

y quienes por distancia

no puedo compartir

lo que quisiera compartir

esta noche.

Como quisiera

que vivieramos

mas cerca

para que "nos vieramos

por la tarde"

fuera mas que un decir

y menos que la distancia

nos separa.

How I'd wish to live

so close

to those I love

so that "see ya' later

in the afternoon"

were more

than a wishful thought

and less of the distance

between us.

It's a hunger,

a yearning,

a wish to be so very near.

A fire, a warning,

explosive mists

waft through the air.

A passion,

a forever,

I love you, my friend,

my kin, my kin.

How do you put all of this

into words, and why?

What difference does it make?

This is its difference

the difference is you,

the difference is me.

The difference

is what we are together

the difference is What we are

is what we are together

and oh,

of what we can be.

Es un hambre,

es una sed

el deseo de estar tan cerca,

y fuego,

volcan sorprendido en la tarde

reverbera en todas las esquinas

de mi ser.

Por siempre apasionada

te amo amiga

mi hermano, mi hermana.

Como poner todo

este seentimiento

en palabras, y pa' que?

Que diferencia hace?

Esta es la diferencia

la diferencia eres tu,

la diferencia soy yo.

La diferencia es

lo que somos,

lo que hacemos juntos,

la diferencia es lo que somos

y lo que podemos ser.

Esto te los estoy enviando

porque somos familia.

This I'm sending you

because we are kin.

(c) Saz

Roberto Isaza

Deciember 3, 2005

Miracle of Life

Miracle of Life

And here's where

happiness resides

kiss a girl,

kiss a guy.

To awaken each morning

a miracle in itself

the rest a bonus

more of its wealth.

Touching of skins

smoking of smoke

tomorrow for broke.

Today is the yesterday

of tomorrow,

tomorrow a thought

of today,

and today is the now

that is fleeting somehow.

And where does

that leave us all?

But we appear to be

in this instant,

together you and me,

and time just

a drifting thought.

This is a bonus

all an extra of life,

every breath we caught

every single step we walk.

Every convolution

of the flowerful

dance of life

a miracle in itself,

the rest a bonus

even be there strife.

Saz  

Innocence

when i was 5 years old 

I lived in Connecticut ...

countryside where i used to spend

a lot of time by myself

there was at least 1/3 mile

between houses

there was a stream that ran by

and I used to explore up and down

there was an empty house downstream from us

one day I saw that there were people moving into it

and went to investigate

it was a young couple

Wendy and David

she gave me milk and cookies

he was setting up his stereo

in the living room

I sat watching him

there was a loud noise …

I guess from the stereo

then he asked me if

I wanted to hear music

from the extraterrestrials

music from outer space

he put on a record

of some experimental

electronic music

there were gongs and beeps

zitsezz and slides and flewzzzzzz.

Later I left.

They asked me to tell my dad

to come by and have a drink with them.

I was convinced it was Martian music.

I told my dad I'd met some friends

he thought I'd met some kids

but when I told him about their invitation,

he went to see.

We became friends and I went there often

always asking Dave to put on the Martian music

always milk and cookies

one day, they were leaving

David told me to come listen

to the Martian music

then, very seriously told me

that he had lied to me

and that friends don't lie to each other

he told me what the Martian music was

and to forgive him.

Of course I did, he is my friend.

(C) Saz

Hope

Hope your days

are bright

and your nights 

are never alone, 

lonely is a better word.

I wish that you have 

the health 

to enjoy another day, 

another time,

another kiss

another smile.

Happy days

be ahead of you all

not too far,

within your reach.

May each day

be more, 

much more 

 than a holiday.

May each breath 

bring much more

than just life

may it bring Joy

and more

the nearness/oneness

of sharing.

May your Holidays 

be bright and warm

at least in your hearts.

May they be

peppered of laughs

and good memories,

eggnog and a good dance,

romance?

If that's 

what you're hoping for.

May All that is Good

Be with you

and yours,

and Everyone

else.

LIFE

LIFE !
 Walk in beauty, 
 always Be well.


 On beautiful sunny days 
when the spirit rejoices 
with blue skies
 and split decissions,
 smile with the beauty 
indisputable of the wind. 


 On dark days 
with tears falling rain
 heavy on the soul 
rejoice that we exist 
 to live them. 


 Go to the creature nearest you
 wonder in the wonders of existence
 that plant is there
 because you are here, 
despite your being there, 
regardless. 


 That you are here right now,
 and this reaches out to you
 in this white space of blank paper 
thoughts flowing like spilled ink, 
and I was able to talk to you
 through the tunnels 
and echoes of time 
is more than a miracle itself. 


 LIFE is supreme miracle
 a privilege to share
 from my universe to yours.
 Smile through your tears
 let darkness dissipate
 for we have
 the most loving gift of all
 LIFE 


 November 23, 2010
 Saz