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| Utuado Mountainside 1898 Puerto Rico two men ride horses on dirt road |
When I think of Puerto Rico
in my minds eye
I feel a dance ...
her sway
centered
in the protective embrace
of the deepest blue ocean
and salty sapphire sea
gentle caresses
bubbling white foam
rhythmic waves
adoringly
lapping at her edges
lush green mountains
rustling
wind caresses
upon every
peak, crest
and valley
island sounds
secret songs only parrots
and frogs know
memory
of love
forever home
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| Central mountainous zone 1898 Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico stuck in the persistent state of 1898. Unwilling to change.
A one hundred year old child.
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| Military Road Juana Diaz 1898 Puerto Rico Horse drawn carriage |
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| Caguas, Puerto Rico 1898 village |
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| San Juan Railroad 1898 |
Puerto Rico refusing to change remains a common wealth, suppressed. A prize of the Spanish American war. An American possession needing protection since 1898. Protection from what exactly, I cannot explain. Culturally rich, with traces from every corner of the planet proudly waving two flags. Bearing children with double identities. Holding on tightly to illusions of self government. Forever scrambling in frustration caused by this duality.
Puerto Rico, there is no denying your richness, beauty and my love for you.
Images from Puerto Rico: its conditions and possibilities
By William Dinwiddie