por Lorraine Caputo
In the damp
nearing dusk
An old José, an old María
bundled in ragged woolens
Dig through trash
set at the curb
They place glass bottles
plastic bits of food
In the saddlebags hanging
from the shaggy body
of the donkey
Which noses a sack
in search
of a meager meal.
Lorraine Caputo is a documentary poet and travel writer. Her works have appeared in more than 70 reviews in the U.S., Canada and several Latin American countries. Other publications are seven poetry chapbooks, four audio recordings and several travel anthologies. She is an award-winning poet. She has done more than 200 readings from Alaska to Patagonia.