Dominican Rhymes below: Simple Rhyme and "How Far to Pico Duarte?"
SIMPLE DOMINICAN RHYME
Would you dream
If you could
Would you leave
Streamwood?
Have you been told
The streets are gold
Where do you go?
To Santiago...
In El Montana
I built a bano
It's a place
Where you can go
O Buena Vista
That's where I kissed you
We danced and
Danced some more
Summer, 2003, El Montana
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HOW FAR TO PICO DUARTE?
Sometimes you're hard to see
Though I've heard you're there
High above me, looking down
Your shadow everywhere
Then someone told me you had said
To find you I must seek
So I set out to do just that
I headed for your peak.
Peekaboo, where are you?
How far to Pico Duarte?
Come and join the gospel party
That we have found at Pico Duarte
I packed my bags to climb, climb, climb
Intent to reach the top
The was hard; my strength was gone
Would I have to stop?
Then thoughts of you helped me press on
I had to see your face
Through pain and doubt I persevered
And now have found your grace.
Peekaboo, where are you?
How far to Pico Duarte?
Come and join the gospel party
That we have found at Pico Duarte
June 2001, near the top of the highest mountain in the Caribbean, Pico Duarte