Aljif7's Blog
Monday 6 October, 2025
AREA: Poetry
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Here I am sharing my second poem posted in Medium. Hopefully you enjoy it. The poem is short and I added a English version of it. My first version of the poem was in Spanish.
🌿 What is Born and Grows with the Word / Lo que nace y crece con la palabra
This is the second poem in my series Alchemy of Poetic Words (Alquimia de Palabras Poéticas).
As I shared in my first post, this project began in 2013 — a quiet collection of poems born from memory, emotion, and fleeting moments. At the time, I dreamed of turning them into a book, each one paired with original illustrations by Salvador Jaramillo, a talented designer and colleague in Mexico. His art had a deep connection to Mexican culture — poetic in its own right.
But life shifted. I left the country. The collaboration faded. The book was never completed.
Now, years later, I’m reviving the dream.
I’ve returned to my old notebooks. I’ve selected, reshaped, and reimagined these small verses. Some still carry the weight of forgotten years; others feel as fresh as if they were written yesterday.
And the illustrations? I’m fortunate to have a few of Salvador’s designs — delicate visual companions to these words. For the rest? I’ll explore collaborations, or perhaps let AI guide me. I’m open to where the process leads.
Because sometimes, the most important thing isn’t the final product — it’s returning to what once mattered.
So here is poem #2:
“What is Born and Grows with the Word”
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WHAT IS BORN AND GROWS WITH THE WORD
The word has no form,
yet it gives form to silence.
It is born in breath,
grows in listening,
and lives in the space between us.
(Versión original en español)
LO QUE NACE Y CRECE CON LA PALABRA
La palabra no tiene forma,
pero da forma al silencio.
Nace en el aliento,
crece en la escucha,
y vive en el espacio entre nosotros.
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Lo que nace y crece con la palabra
...........................debería morir con la ausencia de palabra
(Design from Salvador Jaramillo)
Playing with AI I generated this other idea of design for the poem:
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This is part of my ongoing journey: Alchemy of Poetic Words.
You can read the first poem here:
👉 The Ink and the Paper – Poem #1
I’d love your thoughts on the poem, the translation, or the idea of blending human and AI art in such a personal project.
Feel free to comment, share, or simply sit with the words a little longer.
Thank you for being here!
For remembering poetry!
For keeping dreams alive, even when they sleep for years!
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Until the next one! 🥰
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