In the hollow of a rock,
\nunboned of silver long ago,
\nis a shrine to a terra-cotta skinned girl<\/p>\n
Guadeloupe,
\nshe of the Rocky summit;
\nleave a candle flickering and a flower<\/p>\n
descend as hummingbirds
\nlodge in crooks of Juniper,
\ncold-blooded things, slow as unwound clocks<\/p>\n
As night sidles down hillsides
\nchurchyard shadows and Christ,
\ntourists rise from wrought-iron benches<\/p>\n
Pause for a procession
\nof Penitentes,
\nknees raw from the ascent to Santa Prisca<\/p>\n
They carry infants
\ntoo young to name,
\ntheir labored breaths like prayers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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