A toi, Ayïti

A toi, Ayïti

Predictable:
three seasons
windy, dry rainy

in the windy season
gusts whip and howl
waves crash onto rocky shores
trees dance a frenzied Compas
airborne birds flail, rudderless
everything in ominous motion
a cacophony for ear and eye

in the dry season
an impious sun draws closer
a glowing coal
grilling cattle live
vultures set to pillage putrefaction
burnt grass crackles underfoot
leaves, crisp like bacon

in the rainy season
creatures screech and warn
angry gray clouds
wild, like l'apache dancers
stop at nothing
raindrops pummel
torrents ravage mighty mapous

Not predictable: 12 January 2010
your earth quaked
Hades
in
Haiti
Qu'on te pleure, Haïti!
we weep for you

“ Pour le pays, pour les ançêtres,
marchons unis, marchons unis.!”
-- La Dessalinienne

Ursula Nouza
Syosset, NY 11791
Catholic Relief Services
World Vision Haiti Relief