Tag Archives: Buenos Aires

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the grime comes mixed in with smiles, sunlight and welcome

the indigent on the mattress round the corner from microcenter swank

i suppress the horror stories from middle american well-meaners

yet clutch my satchel closer strolling into San Telmo

wonder if i should regret having no reception for the two young men

who call out as i pass

The photograph captures a sun-drenched waterfront scene where the calm, muddy brown water of a harbor contrasts with the vibrant green of mature trees and the stark geometry of a cityscape. Dominating the right side, a pair of tall yellow cranes with red accents stand sentinel over a moored vessel, their mechanical forms a testament to industrial activity. Behind them, a jumble of modern buildings, some clad in glass and others in darker materials, rise against a brilliant, cloudless blue sky. I

Descent (Buenos Aires)

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transitioning from Incan spirituality to urban sprawl

the awakening is rude

riding in from the airport

this could be bangkok or jakarta

 

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so at the end of the day

close to my run-out date

for bus tour quotients

there is quiet regoletto cemetary

in which eva finally lies

and, i believe, martha’s family too

bringing respite and some return

faintly, to peaceful calm

on the eve of likely turbulence

of the drake crossing

 

 

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