by Lorraine Caputo

Near-full-moonlight bathes 
rooftops & thin streets, the flag- 
stones of the ancient 
plazas. One church, another 
yonder toll the midnight hour. 
 
Then fireworks echo 
through the Old Town, auguring 
the arrival of 
Christ’s spirit wandering in 
this empty Palm Sunday night. 

Lorraine Caputo is a documentary poet, translator and travel writer. Her works appear in over 300 journals on six continents; and 20 collections of poetry – including On Galápagos Shores (dancing girl press, 2019) and Caribbean Interludes (Origami Poems Project, 2022). She journeys through Latin America, listening to the voices of the pueblos and Earth. Follow her travels at: www.facebook.com/lorrainecaputo.wanderer or https://latinamericawanderer.wordpress.com.