Three Poems: Phantom of the Rocks; Lady from Lima & Bell Ringer of de Copan
Three Poems: Phantom of the Rocks; Lady from Lima & Bell Ringer of de Copan
Phantom of the Rocks[Huancayo, Peru]Night falls deepUpon the traveler!Low, over the AndesBy Huancayo-;They know a legend,Not of this earth,Where evil lurks(Over Palla-Huarcuan!...)"The Phantom of the Rocks";Should you pass thru there,At night-be aware:Expect not to return!...Note: There is a rock in the form of an Indian Maiden; this is considered the evil spirit of the area. #657 5/13/05Lady from Lima[Dona Ana-1668 AD]Dona Ana-but twenty-nineYears old-
Ruled Lima, Peru, withDiamonds and gold.
Haunted with pride andNobility?
She dressed in splendorFor all to see!
And pardoned a friarWho was quite thirsty!#659 5/2005Bell Ringer: de CopanIn the cathedral de Copan
the Bell Ringer was a boy-
and his only job(to my knowledge was),
was to the ring the bells?
in the town-let of the cathedral.It so happened that (one nightaround dusk) ,
the lad, with mortal anguish,
inspired madness-in thedeliriumof the moment:
rang the bells like Holy Hell!!(As I was witness to this all.)He rang the bells, as if they hadwings-!
As if this was his sermon-.
As he dashed against the TowerWalls-:He rang the bells like Holy Hell!!
He rang the bells with Royaldecree!!
He swung on the ropes like amonkey.Echoes, echoes-passed throughthe plaza-square;
as sinful strollers, strolledeverywhere?.As he rang the bells like Holy Hell!!And now tell me: what couldI do?
I pealed my hat off my head,And kneeled on a pew.Note: Occurrence happened as described in the poem, April, 2005
while visiting the archeological site nearby. #658 [May 13, 2005]Dennis Siluk is a poet, and author. He is working on his 30th book called, "The Treasure of Catalina Wanka," and will have a presentation of it in Lima, Peru in November at the Ricardo Palma house, under the director Luis Cuillermo Guedes Ontaneda, so he looks forward to seeing those whom may be passing through, or perhaps live there. His site: http://dennissiluk.tripod.com