Alone by Lorraine Caputo

When I sit

in a rocker

in the patio

I hear a

sleeping breath

… But I know

I am alone …

In the kitchen

fixing my meal,

I see a shadow

in the next room

& another

crossing the courtyard

… But I know …

This century-old house

of silent patios

& muraled windows

of fleeting 

shades & whispers

… I am alone …

Poet, translator and travel writer Lorraine Caputo’s works appear in over 180 journals on six continents; and 12 chapbooks of poetry – including Caribbean Nights (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2014) and On Galápagos Shores (dancing girl press, 2019). She travels through Latin America, listening to the voices of the pueblos and Earth.