An October Afternoon in Lima & The Wildcats of the Nevados

11)An October Afternoon in Lima, Peru

The sun sets upon my brow
A book upon my lap
The citys cars I hear nearby
as a realm of thoughts
Sink deep into my mind

I am subdued by the cooing birds
And angels that whisper nearby
My body seems to crave the stillness
the beauty of the sky
And the ocean sounds, nearby

Note: written October, 31, 2005, at Martina Gomezs, Cosmiatra, in Lima; Peru, while waiting for the authors wife.

17) The Wild-cats of Huaytapallana (Nevados)

They run wild, the wild-cats of the Nevados
(by Huaytapallana)
their hopes and dreams in a feast of baby-lambs
Lo! behind hidden rocks, and mountain shadows
Above the fleeting nightthe sky lapse like foam:
Thus, here is where the wild-cats of the Nevados roam:
Roam the stararchival gloom.

Vague on nightno laws, they run: run untamed
Roam the anew dark; born into a world of winds
Winds and forgotten morn . Lift up your everlasting eyes
(I cry!)
To wars unknownto the hunters and farmers
Of Huaytapllana, and the Nevadoswhom will kill you
At blood-red dusk; yes, ah! Yes

They die a sullen death: poisoned wild-cat (s)!
A heritage of overdue fate; thus,
Their appointed course of time, runs out: faint of
Breath! (they will not see the dawn).

Note: #907 (written one day after visiting Whita-Pallana, and the surrounding Nevados. Information gathered by talking to the natives of the area ((written 10/27/2005))

See Dennis' web site: http://dennissiluk.tripod.com

Author:: Dennis Siluk
Keywords:: Poetry
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