Neighbours

Destinations, Inspirations, Poetry, South America

Upright. Straight.
The walls of our long, narrow, country
tunnel north to south
whitened by Pacific waves
and the Snowy Andes—
the wall we share with you,
our neighbour.
Your chest curves,
colours bursting from your graffitied walls,
toes, hot from dancing,
tango in seas Magellan sailed,
your smile endless.
Will paint run between
you and I?

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Despite limits settled by a treaty in 1881, there is a long-standing border dispute between Chile and Argentina in the Southern Patagonia Ice Fields between Mt. Fitz Roy and Mt. Torre that has yet to be mapped.

TAGS: Argentina, Chile, Neighbours, Patagonia

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Wade Blaser says:

January 27, 2016 at 8:12 pm

Great poetry Gloria.. Love it..

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1. Spice says:
  
  January 28, 2016 at 5:35 am
  
  Thanks Wade. This article tells you more about the dispute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Patagonian_Ice_Field
  
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Heather says:

January 25, 2016 at 2:06 pm

What a lovely poem you wrote!

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1. Spice says:
  
  January 26, 2016 at 1:29 pm
  
  It makes you think: does geography influence destiny? Someone I was reading compared Santiago to Toronto. And while there are similarities between Chile and Argentina, I don’t think anyone would liken Buenos Aires to Toronto.
  
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