“Eres tan hermosa mi amor”,

“You are so beautiful my love”.

The ocean finds shore on the curves of your body but you let the river flow just as comfortably along your edges. You brought together all those who are different under one place we can all call home. I have gotten a taste of the world in your arms; from the hot steaming dumplings to the spicy smell of curry and the sweet taste of brigadeiros. You’ve given me so much more than I’ve ever dared to desire. Those who have never felt the wind from your rushing yellow cabs will never feel the adrenaline of feeling alive. You are simply magic.

I choose to imitate Baudelaire’s, use of personification and conversational style in my poem. I used the conversational element from the poems “windows” and “The Stranger” while also using New York as a person to convey my appreciation for New York. The conversation is one sided as there is no reply from the second person such as in “The dog and the scent bottle”.  I also used the element of senses to communicate the experience of living in new York as Baudelaire does in “The dog and the scent bottle”.