| The Amazon: Enchantress [Peru] | | | | of the order of the mind--a strange beauty indeed; |
| (The river and its jungle) | | | | thus, the verse blended in this poem here is the labor |
| I would recount the time, your crown, allured: | | | | of a dim eye (a clap of the eye also), in the back of |
| Your majesty, that charmed me, to yours, | | | | my mind: |
| O, wild, beguiled, Enchantress River | | | | 1 |
| Your lore and years and livelihood reigns. | | | | I did not go to the Gran Sabana over Angel Falls, for |
| With lazy waters, easy sways your trees | | | | joy, or forthe burning stars at night; nor did I expect to |
| Proudly like a child, twilight sings victory, | | | | see mountainscalled: Tepuis--towering over the |
| Along the banks of your jaunty breasts | | | | highlands, and its virgin terrain |
| So rests, triumphantly--my earthly flesh. | | | | (a lost world, I do maintain). But rather, I went for |
| Your sweeping wide skirt, of blue and green | | | | quietness, whichcovered my wishful eyes. But joy I |
| Laden with boats, combined animals scenes, | | | | found in natures wonders,amongst the winking |
| A treasure chest, filled with wondrous things, | | | | star-lit-nights;--the Jungle! |
| You are the sweeping Amazon--Enchantress ...! | | | | 2 |
| #1131 1/31/06 | | | | O, yes, I've trekked through her rainforest; sat on the |
| La Gran Sabana | | | | edgeof her towering peaks, looking up and down, |
| [Salto Angel] | | | | Angel Falls |
| (Advance) I left the madness of the city to seek out | | | | (3000-feet). Walked her plateaus, descended her cliffs, |
| the jungle of the Gran Sabana that melts into | | | | retuningto civilization--with an uplift. She is timeless, par |
| Amazonas in the year 2000--(year of 'Beast' for me). | | | | excellence,to anything on earth; in the vein of a |
| How shall I tell you what I've learned? Its beauty is out | | | | wonders dream! |