Contemporary World Literature
A Poem from Peru
By Ramina Herrera Arteaga
Ramina Herrera Arteaga, born in Luya, Amazonas, Peru in 1979, is a Business Administrator by profession. She graduated from the National University of Trujillo – UNT. She received an honorable mention in the 2002 UNT Flower Tales. Her poetry “Memories of Unborn” was published online by the magazine “Voices” of Spain. In 2006 it was included in the anthology “Caminos de Poesía” (Editorial Fund of the Provincial Municipality of Cajamarca. ”In 2007 it published the Poemario“ Nocturna Soledad y otros Poemas ”(Katequil Editores). Currently finishing the layout of the second edition (digital) of “Nocturna Soledad y otros Poemas”, culminating in the poems “WRITINGS OF THE LUNA WOMAN” and “LUYA, PEDACITO DE CIELO”; also promoting a group OLEOS Y VERSOS -PERU that brings together poets and visual artists to join to a larger Latin American group called JUNTOS POR LAS LETRAS, headquartered in Argentina; participates in the Global Poet and Poetry group and is an active member of the board of directors and editorial board; She has been awarded many prestigious recognition for her writing.
Talking With Me
The universe surprises you at every moment,
Behind his sullenness there
There are essentials
Lessons you must learn,
There will be pain, tears that twist
And burn your soul,
Confusion will flood you completely
And the thousand unanswered questions
That at that moment surrounds you.
But wise is the universe
That also put the time
Time that only asks you to spend
Without questioning,
After hard battles with yourself
You understand that time is your ally
Your travel companion
Your great silent teacher
Until one day…
The heart heals
The soul breathes
Time draws
A big smile on your face
And now in peace
The universe opens
Doors and windows
Where they enter
Everything he prepared for you,
Not when you wanted it
But at the perfect time,
When did you decide
Let go of the rope that tied and hurt you,
When did you leave
To hug the cactus that hurt you,
Only there,
In your loneliness
In your freedom
In love for yourself
Will unlock the gifts one by one
That I had already prepared
Since before you arose
There is no soldier to rescue you
Just pure magic
In every particle of your body,
Love magic
That when you learn to use it
You become the magician,
Or sacred sorceress daughter of the moon,
That embraces the pain
Let’s go
To later receive only goodness
Love in purity
Love in abundance
And all that that entails.
Be the magic of your own existence.
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