Mi corazón es como un mapa
repleto de sueños y lágrimas.
Mi corazón es un lugar donde
todos pueden hacer amigos y
amarse mutuamente. Mi corazón
es donde los arrendajos azules cantan
en un día soleado de verano.
Mi corazón es un lugar donde
puedes subir las montañas y sentir
la fresca brisa en tu cara
Mi corazón es como un tulipán
esperando para florecer sus
pétalos brillantes. Mi corazón
es como un mar cafecito,
dulce y de chocolate.
photo courtesy of pixabay.com
My heart is like a map
full of dreams and tears.
My heart is a place where
everyone can make friends and
love one another. My heart
is where the Blue Jays sing
on a sunny summer day.
My heart is a place where
You can climb mountains and feel
the cool breeze on your face.
My heart is like a tulip
waiting to bloom its
brights petals. My heart
is like a dark brown sea,
sweet and chocolaty.
By Esperanza, 3rd grade
Click the media player above to listen to the poem read on KPFT 90.1 and KTRU 96.1 by Jaelynn, a WITS Youth Advisory Council Member. The background music is “Clap Your Hands” by Jahzzar. Produced by Susan Phillips.
Poem a Day is made possible in part by H-E-B Tournament of Champions, Copy.com, The City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, Texas Commission on the Arts, KPFT 90.1 and KTRU 96.1.
Steve Hardesty
This brings tears to my eyes, it’s so beautiful. May Esperanza never lose her freedom to let her heart sing. As a visitor to Houston, seeing the first stanza of this poem on a street banner downtown makes me love this place.