The red-tailed hawk,
swoops to catch prey
The aggressive grey kingbird,
defends its nest
The Nightingale tweets
& sings all-day
The Elfin-woods Warbler,
Melodious and happy.
They got thirsty in the streets,
hated the choking smoke
So they came to you one day,
An oasis of peace
They’ve come to you many times,
Always to find the solace
El Yunque, rain forest,
in your embrace
Your strong arms pulled them
into the secret womb
To the sun-warmed rocks,
lie in mossy bowers
To sing love songs,
breathe the fragrant atmosphere
To kiss the gentle flowers,
pregnant with sweet nectar
Then cool, clear water fills
the bubbling springs
A blanket of phantasm-grey mist
in the morning day
The sun pierces through it
With lances of light
It shines gleefully all day ‘til
darkness comes tiptoeing
Daylight yawns & moves on,
they burrowed in their nests
And the stars bathe
the rainforest with stardust.
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Author:
rrodriguez (
Offline) - Published: March 11th, 2021 11:07
- Comment from author about the poem: This poem is about the famous rainforest in Puerto Rico named El Yunque.
- Category: Nature
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Comments3
Nice well written poem, R.R.
Thank you for reading my poem and commenting.
Beautiful words upon nature rr. We have red-tailed kite flying over the place where I play croquet.
Andy
an immersive read, thanks for sharing
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