ZEITGEIST February 13, 2019
A LITERARY MAGAZINE
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Cover Art by Ricardo Mercadé (11)
VOLUME 4 - 2018-2019 Academia del Perpetuo Socorro 704 Jose Martí Street Miramar, Puerto Rico 00907
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A LITERARY MAGAZINE
February 13, 2019
LETTERS FROM THE EDITORS As Assistant Editor, I am incredibly proud of our creativity and disposition. All the members of Zeitgeist never seize to contribute their imaginative writings and ideas. Let’s continue writing in this space, and creating our art! - Claudia Figueroa, Assistant Editor
Your amazing response to our last edition has motivated us to publish a mini-issue for Valentine's Day. Love is in the air these days, and we want to celebrate that with the collection of poems presented in this publication. All the poems have something to do with love. Some deal with the beauty and deepness of the sentiment of love, while others tell stories about the hopelessness of love. I urge you to not be fooled by the size of this issue. Though it is our shortest publication to date, these pages possess incredible meaning. Poetry requires us to think deeply and analyze every word we read. The artists behind all these amazing pieces have poured their hearts onto their art, and you can learn invaluable lessons from their work. I hope you take the time to read these compositions and see love from another person's perspective. To wrap up this letter, I would like to thank the school for their support, our moderator, Mrs. Mari Vega, my assistant editor, Claudia Figueroa, and every other member and contributor of Zeitgeist for their compromise and dedication to the magazine. Most importantly though, thank you all for your support, your positive comments, and for taking the time to appreciate what we create. - Harold PeĂłn, Editor-In-Chief Printed copies of this second edition will be distributed on February 13, 2019! Zeitgeist encourages students from any grade that are passionate about cultural and artistic endeavors to join the club or contribute to the magazine! Academia del Perpetuo Socorro is not affiliated with any of the opinions expressed in this publication. Visit the website for more information:
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HIGHLIGHTS Cravings of the Heart
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Eyes
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chaos in harmony
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Love’s Truth
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Heart
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Surrendered Heart
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Three Words
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white roses.
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Divine
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Cravings of the Heart I crave your love I crave your hands tenderly caressing my heart I crave your hands brushing my hair As if you were reaching for the sky and touching the clouds I crave for security The security that your embrace gives me The security that your kisses bring to me The security that you will be forever mine Hold my heart carefully in your hands As if it were made of glass As if it were your own As if it were the key to my soul And as Beethoven wrote: Forever mine Forever thine Forever ours - Your flower (anonymous)
Eyes Eyes, blue like the summer sky Golden threads adorn your head Your deep blue eyes seem close Yet they are so distant Eyes that sparkle like the ocean In which I see myself reflected Fulfill all of my desires - Anonymous
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chaos in harmony tell me what to do when the mind surrenders its control tell me what to do when my heart speaks its language do you know how it feels in the soul when you’re present a flame sparked by your gaze when you’re present the passion i long for it exists in you the passion i search for my heart only wants you you’re the map’s destination you’re my treasure you’re the fire i need to warm my cold you’re my treasure you’re the spring after my winter you make me come alive the nature of my emotions awakens you make me come alive only a part holds on to the mind the rest is given to adventure the silent chaos that governs and the perfect harmony that engulfs me the duality of these two natures you cause within me - Tempest (anonymous)
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Love’s Truth An illustrious wordsmith once said: “The only mystery of man, is man.” Yet that isn’t always the case, my dear friend or in curiosity we try to feebly understand the unsolved mystery of Love, ordained by God’s will as supreme monarch of emotion, eager in mighty zeal to spread its magnanimous and natural reign, in all legitimate offspring, direct descendants from the vein of a caring lover’s embrace; with sentiments ever so full of grace, amorous delight pierces hearts in bleeding affection, intertwining souls in delicate selection. With its gentle arrows drawn on Cupid’s bow, shining in golden luster, ethereal glow. One chosen only for the Other in inconspicuous design where no existing mortal mind can fathom such fateful encounter that ignites earnest embers of passion when, beautiful indeed, two lone souls, in pleasant union, enter peaceful, pure unconditional bliss as they share their first nuptial kiss. Gorgeously tempting, its own Narcissus more alluring than any esteemed Elyssus, Love surpasses the most delicious ambrosia forging an unbreakable, everlasting utopia. However, know that innocent desire, blind trust are what endow it with translucent, glass-like beauty and, if betrayed at the hands of lust, a once blooming garden succumbs to infertility.
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Two-faced, Gemini by excellence, exposed frailty, empowering existence, Love offers strength, remarkable wit, steel determination, untamable grit, but also dangerous vulnerability, an Achilles’ heel making the righteous sin, the proud yield. Still, when faced with free Choice, our ears listen unabashedly to the Heart’s longing voice: “Love conquers all.” and despite the foolishness of risking unrequited downfall, we tread on, we lean on, we fall hard, we crash down, we’re ripped apart, we come around, we build up, from twenty failures we rise up twenty-one, and we march on, moving on. - Sebastián Redondo (12)
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Heart The mind gently caresses the heart, with the rain falling deeply into it; devoted to comfort or the sensation of being hit. Emotions and feelings are nothing but art. None wish to be utterly heartbroken the lack of affection shifting into a husk. Our lovely perceptions, aware from dawn till dusk. Could they concede themselves with hurt unspoken? Once reaching this desire long-awaited, love and compassion, truly uncertain. A restoring heart cannot take such a burden. The joy of love comes with the risk of hatred. - Lotus (anonymous)
Surrendered Heart My frigid and unyielding heart battles the siege led by your part. My citadel-protected chamber refuses to cede, feeling uncertain and fearful as you approach near. Turmoil and unrest dominate my entrails as your steadfast army breaks through my crumbling walls. And, when your resplendent troops arrive at my innermost abode, instead of death or shame, all you had to offer was love. Thus, my hardened, stubborn heart surrendered to your love - Shakespeare’s Foil (anonymous)
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Three Words Should I say it? I don’t know. Three words so powerful they can change our lives. Do I know you? I don’t know. I still want to utter those three small words. Is it real? I don’t know. The urge to say the words is ever so impulsive. Would you feel the same way? I don’t know. The words pound against the walls of my brain, trying to escape. Would you still accept me if you reject me? I don’t know. There is no turning back now, it’s too late. The words escape my brain and travel swiftly, but quickly Through my cells, my veins, every part of my body resonated by those words. They arrive at my tongue. And we are there, face to face. I love you. - Ricardo Mercadé (11)
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white roses. If you truly loved me, why did you tell me lies? If you truly loved me, why did you say goodbye? Since you truly loved me, you took out a knife. Since you truly loved me, you hurt my soul, well, at least, you tried. You insisted you truly loved me, There isn’t much to say. You insisted you truly loved me, the sea never washed your pain away. Your pain was my pain, you did much to prove that wrong. Then I decided your true love was not true, your roses were not red. My heart became yours, you gave me nothing, your words were all dead. Now I’ll say, I truly loved you, even after you went crazy. I truly loved you, even when your poison nearly killed me. I had to leave you, I couldn’t bear much more. I had to leave you, after I discovered you loved me no more. - oblivion (anonymous)
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Divine Her beauty, divine and perfect, in all A perfect combination of style and hair Like the gilded leaves in the coming Fall Only seen once in a blue moon, so rare Her grace, full of natural majesty Skin, glistening as a work of pure art That which can inspire great vanity But not as beguiling as your pure heart That which can infatuate all who view Your soul, bright as the resplendent Helios Its true perfection seen by a small few Which stands grandiose among the cosmos I profoundly wish to find such lady My own luck regards: ¨Not even maybe¨ - Juan Miguel Corujo (11)
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A Playlist for Valentine’s Day The following are carefully selected, top of the food chain love songs listed in alphabetical order for the benefit of the reader. Title: Forgotten Love Artist: AURORA Favorite lyric: “And my dreams become sweeter when something is missing.” Title: J-Boy Artist: Phoenix Favorite lyric: “I was excited to be part of your world” Title: More than a Woman Artist: Bee Gees Favorite lyric: “More than a woman to me” Title: Mystery of Love Artist: Sufjan Stevens Favorite lyric: “Oh, to see without my eyes” Title: Only in my Dreams Artist: The Marías Favorite lyric: “The whispers in the trees are getting near”
- Julía García (11)