Rupununi Musings

Rupununi-
What is it you mean to me?
Rupununi you mean to me -
You teach me -
To be free
To be love
To be all heart and soul
To be patient
To love the rain
To love the fire
To be a friend
To be kind
To have courage
To dance
To stand still beneath the shade
Listen quiet for the songs of birds

You teach me -
Of greens and blues
Reds, oranges and yellow
You teach me the beauty of brown soil
and love of fresh rain's smell

Rupununi - to me
You are life

You teach me of sky and earth
of wind and deathly still

Of highs and lows you show
For those who listen
For those who watch
They can see -
that in you
is life's meaning