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A Random Moment

--- Matamoros, 2:00p.m., December 6, 2014

I sit at this table
(as I have done many times)
wielding a ball-point pen,
with insufficiencies of
thoughts and words --
out of place.
All the while
the two dogs --
Guero and Princesa --
shower their affections,
licking and nuzzling,
in return for caresses,
pats, and gifts of food.
They respond in kind
to attention and gentle treatment.
A nearby train
sounds its horn,
blocks a street,
further clogging traffic
in this unhealthy border city.
The day goes on, time elapses slowly.
It is very warm.
I exchange minimal phrases
with the occupants
of this house.
The owner has just
returned from visiting
his dying elder brother
at the Social Security Hospital.
We leave to visit
an acquaintance in the countryside.
A random fragment
from a life.

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 11/1/2021 11:39:00 PM

I enjoy your stream of consciousness poem! Your pen makes it seem effortless, and I know it is not.

Funom Makama

Date: 4/27/2021 6:11:00 PM

The height of creativity displayed in the power of imagination. Your ink is powerful

Leo Larry Amadore
Date: 4/30/2021 4:09:00 PM

Thank you so much for your supportive comment and for reading my poem.

Timothy Hicks

Date: 3/29/2021 5:14:00 PM

What intrigues me about this poem is how most poets tend to focus on life’s highlights ... or exaggerate their own perception of it. While this poem seems to do the opposite and go out of its way to bring attention to the seemingly mundane. Presenting life “without the fluff” just raw reality. It’s a nice change of pace to be honest. You have a good eye for details.

Mark Toney

Date: 8/14/2020 7:13:00 AM

A chance encounter ~ a snapshot in time ~ life’s random moments ~ are simply sublime | You have a knack for detail, Leo, and a storyteller’s spin. This is a fave for me. ~Mark

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/18/2020 12:22:00 PM

First I read the Spanish version and felt depressed because I did not know some of the vocabulary. But I DID grasp the meaning overall when I read the Spanish. Just wish I were better with knowing all the words of Spanish, even with a Spanish major in college, it was never enough for me!! by the way, I really like your writing here.

Paul Callus

Date: 4/1/2020 1:29:00 PM

Free verse at its best, Leo. I first attempted to read your Spanish version, hoping that my knowledge of Italian would suffice! Life is made up of moments and fragments, and you present yours like a photographer who has an eyes for detail. Regards // paul