By Lorraine Caputo
Grey velveteen clouds
drape above this landscape falling
towards winter’s waiting grasp
Icy rain splatters
upon ochre-colored fallow fields &
scattered carmine leaves
~
An icy wind swirls damp leaves
across the blue sky
in swift strides a deer runs
across the rain-greened field
into autumn woods
~
Across a clearer sky
five gleaming crows chase a hawk
through this quiet morning
Cold snaps life-fluid
flowing through veins of plants now
golden & russet
Wandering troubadour Lorraine Caputo is a poet, translator and travel writer. Her works appear internationally in over 500 journals and 24 collections of poetry – including In the Jaguar Valley (Dancing Girl Press). She also authors travel narratives, articles and guidebooks. She is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominee. She journeys through Latin America with her faithful knapsack Rocinante, listening to the voices of the pueblos and Earth.
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