ALLENDE AFTERNOON

and it was as Eva Luna
had touched me
as she wove her tales

important secret words
and love that grows
and hides in madness

better than Eva's tales
or Allende's magic
was how you listened

and love grew in words
to come off the page
to find the light in reality

(c) 2003 Rennie Lorca

Allende: "Tales of Eva Luna"