Painting with Words: Landscapes in Verse

A collection of poems describing the exterior world, such as:



Orinocos of the Imagination



I've never been to the Orinoco

and have seen few photos of it,

but I feel I know its sinuous lengths,

winding between thick jungle walls,

flashing silver in the sun,

delicate waterfalls

threading from cloud-shrouded cliffs,

dense foliage

adorned with birds of kindergarten colors

and jaguars that merge into shadow,

the insistent music

of bird cry and monkey chatter,

dugouts and caimans

scoring its sleek waters,

those who people its valley

gliding nearly naked

through twilight forests,

dappled by the distant sun.

I know these lush landscapes

from my dreams.