RECUERDO

In a strange and new land I stood in trance

I thought: recuerdo…remembrance

     Have I been here before

Or is it only a dream

I remembered the sunlight

melting from the patio and twilight

shadows at the hacienda door

a sudden strum of guitars

swelling, compelling me

into whirl and swirl of fanciful dance

I remembered the night alive

with color, movement, and sound:

rhythmic drumming clip of heels on stone

high light laughter

and star-touched dark eyes

a flash of white teeth agleam

Recuerdo…Ah, yes…

It was not a dream

But a sense of renewal and joy

My heart had been happy here

another time…long ago…recuerdo

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