Best Cape Verde Poems
The Statues of the Land are Weeping
The statues of the land are weeping
weeping in Dakota hills
for all the blameless dead.
The bald eagle cries out still
with Native blood on his head.
Vultures devour what remains
of a people’s civilization,
the tears of many nations.
The statues of the land are weeping
weeping on the National Mall
for years of bondage and scorn.
Ebony royalty torn from home
as Cape Verde winds still mourn
slavery's subtle savagery,
legal lynching strategy.
The statues of the land are weeping
weeping over Hudson skies
upon a bedrock of lies.
Tears drop from cement eyes.
Immigrants who came for freedom
soon found this on demise,
deportation on the rise.
The statues of the land are weeping
weeping from a country's pain,
from wars and human freedoms lost.
Their sightless eyes know not the cost,
but tears run from them just the same.
The statues of the land are weeping
from "sea to shining sea,''
weeping from a people's pleading
for justice and equality.
10/27/17
In floral perfume,
nectar gnawing bees who buzz and hum,
honeypots abound as maple syrup magnets flit and taunt,
garlands of magnolia upon the beechwood trellis,
lavender’s light purple trail a mint leaf tract from Cape Verde to Southwest Asia.
Lilac buds perspire on lambs skin swathes,
a misty bleat and frolic over far-flung heather muirs.
Summer breezes pot pourri
the spicy petals while they linger over luscious gardens, so ethereally wed.
Blessed are those senses we’ve been gifted with to revel in that labyrinthine maze whose vivid weave transports an earthly heaven in our midst.
47 a number
And just what is lavender
A variety of Evanescence and array and assortment flowering plants in the mint
Lamiaceae
A floral article purple violet flower
Originates from Canary Islands
Cape Verde Old World
Found in temperate climates
Lavender
Spike rising foliage
Containing of essential oils
Pinnate birthing whorl
Royalty flower
Maybe blue lilac or violet blackish purple or yellowish
Sweet O' sweet so sweet
Lavender
I beseech thee dried confetti huge and scented Waters conceptuals fresh fragrances
Potpourris
Fresh aromatic perfumed camphor
Ala! pure fresh effervescent latifolia
Essential oil
Lavender