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Water of the Andes

Water of the Andes, clear and pure as the forests of the South, as the crisp and cool air, embedded between mountains and snowy peaks. Crystals of hope, lights of a lost history, between desert and ocean, buried and preserved for the future. The geysers sing their melodies, with songs from the sky. The wind caresses the soil, calming rocks and ice. The sand shows its fragility with feathers of flamingos, delicate and fine as the shadows of Vicuñas, ghostly creatures of the altiplano. The soil favours you, the air sends you its greetings, and between day and night, the music of the winds plays you their tunes from far, out of history.

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Date: 9/22/2009 11:32:00 AM
Gert, the way you describe the places in your poetry, they should be asking you to work for their Tourist Board, excellent piece>>James
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Date: 9/6/2009 6:19:00 PM
Beautifully descriptive especially second stanza first line. Keep writing. Sara
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Date: 9/4/2009 9:37:00 AM
Have you been there, Gert? Lucky you if you have ... its an area of the world I've always wanted to see ... I've written poems about Ireland and Afghanistan and I've never been there either ... LOL ... so I know our imaginations can take us to places ... either way this is a beautiful write!!
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Date: 9/3/2009 4:53:00 AM
Beautiful poetry Gert. Thank you for sharing. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/2/2009 5:20:00 PM
Interesting poem... poised.
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