Departure from Buenos Aires
My Buenos Aires…
The city of such extremes.
Another tanda?
Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category
Haiku #23
Posted in BsAs, Diary, Poetry on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Haiku # 34
Posted in BsAs, Poetry on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Buenos Aires rain
A soft and constant drizzle
cadence of thunder.
Springtime in Buenos Aires
Posted in BsAs, Diary, Poetry on October 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Like any other city, she never shows you the same face twice. New cafe’s at the sites of those I knew. It seems that San Telmo is getting “cleaned up” in some respects, but this seems to take away from its charm. The exchange rate is favorable, but [...]
Gancho haiku
Posted in Poetry on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A thank you to A.H. who practiced side-step ganchos with me today. A haiku for her, as promised:
Thank you for your help.
Side step ganchos are a pain.
I will remember
Dorrego Moon
Posted in Poetry on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve moved this from a “page” tab to here, and created a “poetry” category.
I wrote this poem while in Buenos Aires this past January after witnessing a nighttime open air milonga at Plaza Dorrego in the barrio of San Telmo, where I was staying. It took about fifteen minutes and provoked quite [...]
Mare Tranquillium (Tranquil Sea)
Posted in Poetry, Reaction on June 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In your arms there a moment, a space
of time, no longer than a beat, or song;
this peaceful sea. In no other place
is it quite the same. A place to belong;
of simple friendship for boys and girls
making merry, as we were meant to.
Simple steps and pauses, and twirls
in place. Each one cares, and [...]
