Hoping to
reverse the winds and tides, west to east
To exchange
the ships, the crews, the conquests and all.
But gained what
by throwing Columbus overboard?
Shakespeare and Cervantes
died the same day and year.
So too Diogenes
and Great Alexander
Although each said farewell
in places far apart.
What extinguished both flames
at one instant of time?
A whirlwind in the night
or a merciful rain?
May a storm at my death
help me find my partner.