by Luisa Kay Reyes

Oh! My dear Angel in Blue
How I love to think of you. 
I was merely a poor little girl
With hair that wouldn’t even hold a curl. 

When I would lean out my window
Making up melodies in my own loving lingo
As I sang to the beautiful stars
Amidst the din of hundreds of cars.

For there were millions of people in Mexico City
Some being poor and others most rich and quite witty.
So I still wonder how it can be
That you came and approved of a simple little me. 

It was a night I remember so well
For all was still where I did dwell
I was fast asleep and the hour was late
When I found myself in the most marvelous state. 

As I was filled with a warm soft glow
Traversing upwards from my toe.
Such a beautiful warm sensation
That provided me with wonders of affirmation.  

I turned my head to see you there
Bestowing a love so pure and ever so rare.
Exuding a warm and glowing light
I felt comfort in the kindness of your sight. 

To be granted a few moments in terms of time
With an angel so pure and truly divine
Fills my heart with the warmth of gratitude
As I recall how much by you I am valued.

I haven’t the proper means to thank you
And might not ever have a house to paint blue.
So I know there were a million better prospects than I
That night beneath the Mexico City sky.  

But you came and chose me, anyway
Your warmth and your glow and your light to convey
Making me yours forevermore
Which is a gift I heartily treasure and adore.  

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Luisa Kay Reyes has had pieces featured in The Raven Chronicles, The Windmill, The Foliate Oak, The Eastern Iowa Review, and other literary magazines. Her essay, Thank You, is the winner of the April 2017 memoir contest of The Dead Mule School Of Southern Literature. And her Christmas poem was the winner in the 16th Annual Stark County District Library Poetry Contest. Additionally, her essay My Border Crossing received a Pushcart Prize nomination from the Port Yonder Press. And two of her essays have been nominated for the Best of the Net anthology. With one of her essays recently being featured on The Dirty Spoon radio hour.