Look now
go on looking
without any turning away —
into all the speechless worlds
poised to leave us.
Mira ahora
sigue mirando
sin desviarte la vista —
hacia todos los mundos callados
posados para dejarnos.
Mary Kay Rummel’s ninth poetry book, Nocturnes: Between Flesh and Stone is published by Blue Light Press. Her books have won awards from New Rivers Press, Bright Hill Press and Blue Light Press. She has performed poetry in many venues and led workshops for all ages and groups of students.
*Translated by Sarah Degner Riveros