Jazz Variations on a Natural Theme:

I. VAN DAM

Broken levees, dead dams,
dry, wasted reserves,
energy under threat of extinction.

II. SPRING

Heavenly chant, like a spring
springing water from the mountain
the lullaby for my foreign heart
to drink and relieve its thirst.

III. AVIS

Dance of fabrics, rainbow`s song
shining feathers on the horizon
whistling birds, masters
of the auditive caress.

Panama, May 8, 2004