IMPROVISATION# 165

JAIME SABINES WORD
(1926-1999)

Where are you,
Paz searches
for ''the sniper
of literature"
in his darkest moments
from Chiapas
with less brightness
that you are not there
watching an inconstant moon
from a Mexican continent
filled with snakes
and vipers
of your cultured consonants
from South America's love
in jazz of a extravagance
you will put away
mouthing your lovely riffs
for romance
that is inexhaustible
as the sun tan dance.