Our lives
are the roads
that end up
at the garden of death.
There grow
rare buds
in unknown ways
and color variants:
black plants,
pink cacti,
dwarf willow trees
and flowers as stars.
Gardeners
of bony hands
with great tenderness
care for the bushes;
humming
sweet tunes
and even smile
when they water the plants.
Their smiles
are the hope
that spawns when they see
as everything turns green.
Biography:
Gabriel González Núñez is a professor of translation and interpretation at the University of Texas RGV. His collection of poems “Ese golpe de luz” was edited by FlowerSong Books (2020), and his collection of children’s books “Me llamo…” was edited by Penguin Random House Uruguay (2019). Additionally, he has authored multiple stories published in various magazines.