Paulo Coelho is one of my favorite contemporary authors. His works have influenced me in so many ways and his stories have inspired me as well. I am reposting one of my earliest published poems here in WordPress which I am sure many of my current readers have not read yet.
This is in response to V.J.’s weekly challenge to create a post about a story that has inspired you.
To join the fun hop into her site at onewomansquest.org
Santiago was a young boy
in 1988 you created him in Alchemist.
I was in my ponytails and pigtails,
in 1988 a little girl so clueless.
twenty years after,
I met Santiago at dinner
he said when you want something
all the universe conspires in helping
Along came Brida
in 1990 you made
a beautiful gypsy girl
whose quest for knowledge is amazing.
I was growing to be like her
in 1990 a high school teenage girl
she said seek for the truth
never be scared for what has been sought
You ventured to the Mojave desert
in 1992 to find the Valkyries who assert
that finding your guardian angel
you need them badly for help
1992 was the year to say
you realized trudging the desert is a dismay
I was walking through another space
like you, in the desert, I race
By the River Piedra, you placed
two lovers in such a maze
In 1994 you proved that love
is indeed like a flying dove
cage it and it will scream to death
but let it go and it will fly back with great faith
I was searching for the same passion
yet I let go and move on with fashion
Elijah an obedient angel in 1997
you created with pride and a great sense
You proved once more that obedience
is such a value forgotten with negligence
I entered college as a freshman
in academe where there was no man
to focus on my dreams
and be like Elijah on the Fifth Mountain
In 1997 Veronica decides to die
a perfect lady who commits suicide
Confided in an asylum for a while
she sees the whole world in a different style
I was a young mother then, I tangled
caring and nurturing as I struggled
I see the world different as it used to be
with a baby, at hand, I disregard being me
In 2000 the Devil meets Ms. Prym
taking responsibilities and actions in rhyme
She said our conduct is a matter of control and choice
indeed as I battle with my own evil’s choice
I made things right by then
fulfilling my dreams is what I mean
Truly we battle every day in the life
between good and evil we continue to strife
Maria in 2003 was born
in Eleven Minutes you’ve shown
true love is being with someone
without possessing no one
I was already focused and stable
with my family complete on the table
It might take eleven minutes to stop
and proclaim your life on top
The Witch of Portobello in 2006 came to be
searching for one true self in the beginning
She said opening up to the energies of the world
is one thing we should withstand and behold
I have matured and become successful
but continues to reach out to fulfill
a life of stability and contentment
lies in opening oneself and atonement
Indeed the Winner Stands Alone
in 2008 you created in tone
With the rise of the superclass
born Ewa, Igor, and Hamid who falls
I was torn between work and family
choosing the latter made life lovely
As Igor, Ewa and Hamid fell defeated
I stood triumphantly even when I’m seated
2010 came, Aleph you discovered
a point where the whole universe is contained
Hilal you met and converse
in Aleph your only universe
I have found my Aleph too
in the arms of the one who truly knew
in sickness and in health indeed
true love once the world forbid
P.S.
This is more or less a summary of all the novels and characters written and created by Paulo Coelho.
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