April is Poetry Month

Since April is Poetry Month, I would like to post a couple of my poems. These were published a while back.  

SAWDUST

                                                                                   By Lupe Ruiz-Flores

Stained old muslin apron

wrapped around his ample middle

grocer dips into sawdust barrel

sprinkles the powdery shreddings

across the wooden floor.

Like snowflakes they fall

making no sound

as they settle gently

on the decayed wood

once itself part of a tree.

Scent of freshly cut wood

uniting with old gray boards

a blend of yesterday and today

like cousins at a reunion.

                                                       Published in San Antonio Express-News

 The Time Piece

                                             By Lupe Ruiz-Flores

 

Like a pendulum I swung

from your golden chain I dangled

in tune with your heartbeat

the ups and downs of your life.

 A slice of treasured time

reflected in my golden armor

I played my soulful music

as you commanded.

 My cover, an ornate, gilded eagle

perched proudly on solid rock

a reminder of the solidarity

we once shared.

 

Detached from you forever

I now become someone’s heirloom

my fine, embellished lines

caressed by the next in line.

                                                                     Published in Voices Along the River – San Antonio Poetry Fair

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