Andean Sunset by Lorraine Caputo

Grey clouds swift on an unfelt wind 

stained by the fuchsia-gold light 

of the sun resting beyond the sierra … 

billowing around the near-blue moon … 

Cumulus now charcoal 

flat bottom rich peach, 

colors deepening 

as twilight sinks to indigo 

High on this stage Venus glitters 

accompanied by Saturn 

& in the celestial wings 

Neptune plays his magic. 

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Poet-translator-travel writer Lorraine Caputo’s works appear in over 300 journals on six continents; and 20 collections of poetry – including On Galápagos Shores (dancing girl press). She also pens travel narratives, articles and guidebooks. Her writing has been nominated for the Best of the Net. Caputo has done literary readings from Alaska to the Patagonia. She travels through Latin America, listening to the voices of the pueblos and Earth.