Nor did the light
of a new day
awaken me

The sun is cloaked
in clouds again

Rain has fallen
for three nights now

The dry season
this year ending
prematurely …

Poet-translator Lorraine Caputo’s works appear in over 400 journals on six continents; and 23 collections of poetry – including Inthe Jaguar Valley (dancing girl press, 2023) and Caribbean Interludes (Origami Poems Project, 2022). Her writing has been nominated for the Best of the Net. She journeys through Latin America, listening to the voices of the pueblos and Earth.