San Blas

No man can resist a stay,
a jewel of sovereignty
where real boys play.
No inkling of poverty
can describe your land,
its beauty and its deserted clay.

Strangled by loss of wisdom
they come to seek your truth.
Children dance in tandem
living off the fruit.
Moreover perplexed by innocence,
a thought you have instilled,
a people of obedience
hope, fun and goodwill.

They continue their darkened ways
while you continue to play.
They return to a life that pays 
back to their cities of decay.
Your strength is what they seek,
your simplicity unrivaled or matched. 
What hope prevents the meek?
While honesty of core, remains unscratched!


(Dedicated to my friends of the Kuna Yala tribe of the San Blas, autonomous region of panama)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Dietrich Avatar
January 17, 2011 at 8:12 PM
Very well done, Gerald. Congratulations.
Mehta Avatar
January 15, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Congratulations on the well deserved win in the contest, Gerald
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January 15, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Congrats Gerald on your big win in this contest of Deborah!-kashinath
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January 15, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Congratulations Gerald to you for your win in Deborah Guzzi's contest "Foreign Exchange". Love, Carol
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January 14, 2011 at 7:49 PM
Congrats Gerald on your wonderful win in Debbie's contest with this brilliant write and entry luv.. enjoy your top ten victory ...
Kendrick Avatar
January 14, 2011 at 3:54 PM
Good one that is very descriptive and expressive about a people of an area...I am glad that I chose this one to read this eve..Your presence at my work this eve was very uplifting..Sara
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January 13, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Thank you so much for the entry please put Mexico on the bottom of the verse, I googled San Blas what a neat, nice place! Light & Love
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January 11, 2011 at 5:10 PM
Please enter my contest HIGHLIGHTING poets from outside the USA, called Foreign Exchange. Light & Love
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