It is very gratifying to know about this contest, and for the demands it entails. My poem is originally written in Spanish, as it is my native language (I copy it at the end, in case it interests you,and will not be disturbed), in free verse (as it is the form or style I follow since I started writing poetry), and without the use of punctuation marks ((in the modern poetic stream inaugurated by Mallarmé from *A stroke of the dice...*). I chose the second theme, that of rain (**Option 2: the day the rains came**). Greetings and thanks.
 _{Linden alley in rain in late afternoon sunlight (Photo by Elena Belozorova) [Fuente](https://www.shutterstock.com/g/ellana)}

Fragrant the earth and its green sprout are born and travel again this afternoon in the rain Increase his ad over the calcareous roofs naked the intimacy of the bodies keeps the memories in its primordial humid The rain desert prophecy brings us back to the promise in the mud on the breath

# ## """"""""""""""""" # Original version in Spanish: Fragantes la tierra y su verde brote nacen y viajan nuevamente esta tarde en la lluvia Arrecia su anuncio sobre los techos calinosos desnuda la intimidad de los cuerpos abriga los recuerdos con su primordial humedad La lluvia profecía en el desierto nos devuelve a la promesa al barro al aliento