Emerald Wings

Spread your wings
emerald feathers
beneath the soft Trade Winds
through time and weather
perched on the ceiba tree
nested in pairs, camouflaged green
endangered treasure
rare to be seen.
on the sacred mountain
Taino goddess, Mother Nature
bless your flight and guard your kin.

Day 13

***Amazona vitatta is the scientific name given to the 'cotorra puertorriqueña' an endangered endemic specie of a parrot. Its population has decreased because of the destruction of the habitat of this bird.