César Vélez Another Storm There was no reason to cut him down. He was a young Oak tree with a good and strong spirit... – The Education of Little Tree I touched the water at the banks to cleanse myself but I look for diamonds and gold – lost for amber bottles I clean what I can to save the river that already flows like a dying bull with spears on his back as he fights the matadors, awaiting the sword the Pope has sent his apologies and asks for forgiveness for politics he does not understand so I hike the hills on the city streets and find a river that is old and still trying to teach about life much of which is unseen