The Seven Men of Eptagonia and Other Poems
The Seven Men of Eptagonia
(with interjections from my grandfather)
In a small town up the breast of the uppermost land mound there is a land of Seven Corners where - They do - there are seven men who…
(with interjections from my grandfather)
In a small town up the breast of the uppermost land mound there is a land of Seven Corners where - They do - there are seven men who…
Originally published 3/7/23 on https://isabelavalencia.com/a-lesson-from-ancient-polylepis-trees/
A couple weeks ago, I wandered the Polylepis forest in the Chimborazo Park Reserve. After a two-hour trek through the sandy trail, passing by vicuna animals and native Andean shrubs, I saw the entrance. The …
Sure Thing
It is that with which the wind blows
And the snowflakes carry from the skies
The mountains echo in their deep crevasses
The sky possesses in her blue, graceful expanse
The child has in her smile
The earth …