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
Rocks
Rocks
Take some time to stop and look at nature. Pick up a rock or two and think about where it might have started out and what it might have gone through to end up where you found it.RocksThe smoothest rock is the one
that was in the roughest part
of the stream,
where it was tossed to and fro,
bouncing from rock to rock
or tree branch,
losing a little of its roughness
with each bang,
until gradually it comes to rest
in the calm, quiet sand
at the edge of the stream.
When you pick it up
and feel its smoothness
you can feel the vibrations
of its tumultuous journey
and know that
despite the troubles you now face,
you too will come to a calm
and quiet place,
your rough edges smoothed,
and you will grant peace
to those who hold you close.
The energy you contain
will speak to their hearts and minds
and calm them,
and they will realize
that they too can have this peace,
if only they will trust
that God has their best interests at heart.
We seek out the smooth stones
because we know that they
can easily skip across the surface
of the water for a great distance.
Those with rough edges
quickly sink to the bottom -
they have no longevity.
A good "skipping stone" is a great find indeed.
For it is in the heart of the stone
that the strength is found.
The outside edges are weak
and break off easily,
but the centre becomes purer
and more durable
as the roughness is ground away.
So too our inner core
becomes more durable
as our rough edges
are smoothed.Copyright Fran Watson February 2005Fran Watson
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