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Fifth of May 2020

/ Karina Pinella / 9 Comments

It’s Cinco de Mayo,
Remember the margarita,
Or, is it the Alamo*?
Let’s do the cha cha cha,
Then serve the mojito
And tortilla chips and salsa;
Soon, we can go
And break open the piñata,
Via Zoom, Skype, or Zoho.

Images from Pixabay

*Cinco de Mayo is the Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla; to read more about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo

How I Despise Thee

/ Karina Pinella / 5 Comments


Coronavirus . . .
How I despise thee,
For thy unpredictability,
Spreadability,
Longevity,
Mostly . . .
For causing economic instability
And excess mortality.

Mourning After

/ Karina Pinella / 3 Comments

Days passed
Since that one night past;
Morning after was hard to bear
Until nothing was left to bare;
Your voice I can still hear,
Though you are far from here;
But I continue to wait,
As I carry the weight,
Knowing you said bye
That I can’t buy.
“I am always by your side,”
I heard you sighed.

Mourning Dew

/ Karina Pinella / 3 Comments

Image: Pixabay

Sliding down my cheek,

Fresh tears fall,

First thing in the morning,

My own mourning dew,

As I think of you.

Mourning Glory

/ Karina Pinella / 2 Comments

Image: Pixabay

Start of a new day,
Feeling like a stray,
Still mourning after,
No sense of next chapter,
My tomorrow
Scheduled for more sorrow,
Tremendous, glorious,
Hideously piteous
Pain sustained,
Until I’m drained
Of life itself,
Only then will be true farewell.

Wildfire

/ Karina Pinella / 6 Comments


Surreal acceptance,
Time no longer the essence,
Only your presence.

As the fire burns,
Cures have diminished returns;
Reserve your concerns,

There’s no stopping me
From claiming eternity
Once my soul is free.

Devil May Care

/ Karina Pinella / 5 Comments

The clock struck midnight;
You waited too long to leave,
and overstayed your welcome.

You’re now in my yard,
To greet the trick or treaters,
Oh, my little pumpkin.

Rules were laid out,
To go before 12 o’clock,
Or you become my jack-o’-lantern.

Yet you laughed,
Told me to chill,
Now your turn to be still.