Here is Where I am

By Elda Oreto

 

Here is where I am,
between these two rivers.
At the bottom of the sea,
I am sleeping with daffodils.

 

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Misspelling all my words,
I am left without.

 

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If you dig deep in the avalanche,
you may find me.
I went back
to see that I

 

 forget everyone.

 

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Wandering through a pale luminous fate,
I try to escape the night.

 

 

 

​​​Elda Oreto is a writer and art historian from Italy, based in Sweden’s Arctic region. She holds degrees in Philosophy and Art History from the University of Naples Federico II. Her writing has appeared in Flash Art, Segno, Anniversary Magazine, Xbit Magazine, Sky Island Journal, and About Place Journal. She is the author of Bright Nightmares and The Secret Lodge. Elda’s fiction explores myth, memory, and history. She has participated in the Yale Summer Writers’ Workshop and Futurescapes Writers’ Workshop. More at eldaoreto.com.