>> Later, as Silvia finally makes her way into the jungle and wants to become an apprentice
to Rosa, Rosa helps me see the caves in her own way.
I gaze around at the forest where she has been free, so alive in this wonder where trees grow
like castle towers with windows opening on to rooms of sunlight.
I can no longer imagine living anywhere else
without this garden of orchids and bright macaws.
I think of all I knew about tales of castles.
There was always a dungeon and a chapel, bells of hope.
Rosa me ayuda a ver las cuevas a su manera.
Miro en la manigua donde ella ha sido libre, tan viva en esta maravilla,
en la que los árboles crecen como torreones con ventanas que se abren a habitaciones de luz.
Ya no puedo imaginarme viviendo en otro sitio,
sin este jardín de orquídeas y de papagayos brillantes.
Pienso en todo lo que sé de cuentos de castillos.
Siempre hay unas mazmorras y una capilla y campanas de esperanza.
It's that hope, esa esperanza, that I really love to write about.