In this room

time hangs suspended.

Objects without voice,

silent witnesses,

a chair casts shadows.

A mirror — reflection

of an empty promise.

In the air, your laughter

threads through the dust,

a lingering echo

and stillness.

Karina Miñano is a poet, writer, and digital marketer with a degree in Communication Sciences and a master’s in Creative Writing from universities in Spain. She has lived in the Netherlands since 2004. She is the author of the novel Remolino de sueños (Caligrama, 2021) and the poetry book Mientras el roble cede a la noche (Editorial Travelers – Aurora Poetry Series, 2025).