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Receiving the Message

by Lorraine Caputo
Several dark hours
              before the dawn
              I awoke from light dreams

& stood sheltered beneath
              the arcade, watching
              the quiet rain intensify


              ​& I knew a change
              had come

In the weak illumination

              I received word
              of her passing
              several hours before

The rain-soaked lines

              snapped, fizzed together
              time & again

As I sent my thanks, my thoughts
              my Light across the
              many miles between my exile
              & her family ....

Lorraine Caputo is a documentary poet, translator, and travel writer. Her works appear in over 250 journals on six continents; and 19 collections of poetry–including On Galápagos Shores and Escape to the Sea. She also authors travel narratives, articles, and guidebooks. Her writing has been honored by the Parliamentary Poet Laureate of Canada (2011) and nominated for the Best of the Net. Lorraine has done literary readings from Alaska to the Patagonia. She journeys through Latin America, listening to the voices of the pueblos and Earth. Follow her travels on Facebook or at latinamericawanderer.wordpress.com.