
MISTED AWAKENING
I awaken from the garúa
of deep dreams
Pale drifts along the side
of a road
the taste of brine
on the night air
& the sea heaving
the froth of riptides
the wash around rocks
& upon the beach
Phantom white
under a waning moon
A QUITEÑO SKETCH
From one store, pasillos echo down narrow
streets. In Saint Francis Plaza, a young
girl feeds dozens of pigeons huddled around
her. As they rise in flight, her
pink chiffon dress billows. Those birds circle
the egg-shell sky & bright sun
& the cloud-capped sierra ringing Quito.
About the Author:
Poet-translator Lorraine Caputo’s works appear in over 180 journals on six continents; and 12 chapbooks of poetry – including Caribbean Nights (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2014), Notes from the Patagonia (dancing girl press, 2017) and On Galápagos Shores (dancing girl press, 2019). She also authors travel narratives, articles and guidebooks. Caputo has done over 200 literary readings, from Alaska to the Patagonia. She travels through Latin America, listening to the voices of the pueblos and Earth. Follow her travels at: www.facebook.com/lorrainecaputo.wanderer.
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