Now that you know how to read
you will always accompany me
where we go with a book
under the arm
to make it your wider world
and fun
so that the moods of the world do not leave you
unprepared, Simone, in what language of
this planet I can tell you, my sweetness,
that you added to the blue of my soul
a flock of song bees,
this journey that has just begun
and what started when you barely opened your eyes
listening carefully to Lorca's verses
stories of ogres and princesses, Beasts
and magic beans, this trip
it will always accompany you,
now that you know how to read
I need the biggest bibs in the world
What else can I tell you, little girl, thank you.