TO CYRANO:

THE NONINDENTING HARMONIES
MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.
I MAY NOT SEE THE UNDERLYING THEMES,
THE ALL-SYMBOLIC MOVEMENTS AND GESTURES,
BUT I SEE THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL NOW ! ! !
(COMO NO TUVE RAZON DE MIO )
COMPULSION AND DOUBT,
STRANGLE MY EVERY THOUGHT,
AND REDUCE THEM, TO THAT OF SILENCE.

BUT MY MIND AND HEART -
HAVE ENDLESS CONVERSATIONS,
AS SEEN THROUGH COLD EXPLANATIONS-
AND EMOTIONLESS WORDS.
I HAVE MUCH TO SAY,
BUT I FEEL I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN.
IF I HAVE NOT,

LISTEN DEEPLY TO MY SILENCE.

©1974 WENDY PERGODA