Painting with Words

A collection of poems describing the exterior world such as:Orinocos of the ImaginationI've never been to the Orinocoand have seen few photos of itbut I feel I know its sinuous lengthswinding between thick jungle wallsflashing silver in the sundelicate waterfallsthreading from cloud-shrouded cliffsdense foliage adorned with birds of kindergarten colorsand jaguars that merge into shadowthe insistent music of bird cry and monkey chatterdugouts and caimans scoring its sleek waters those who people its valleygliding nearly nakedthrough twilight forestsdappled by the distant sun.I know these lush landscapesfrom my dreams.