Morena

Lost in each other's arms Star gazing in the early morning Lying on a blanket, On the third floor. Watching the pale flowers Of the giant cereus Coming open before the dawn Over the south wall. We were so happy, weren't we morena? The early morning mist or fog Slowly creeping over the edges Of the Cordel. Breathless you asked me "Is my nose red? " I laughed But I knew, even then That you'd never stay Even then I knew, that my love Could never hold you. Even then I knew, that our paths Though they would cross a million times Would never be the same. And now, just last week We said our final goodbyes Just a drop in an endless sea of people Who thought they loved you, as I did And still do Just one face, in a sea of faces But I had no more tears For My eyes went dry long ago But not my heart I once told you, my morena That I could never forget you That you would reside in my heart forever And now Almost fifty years later The ache in my chest Swears to me That I was right. Adios amor.