{"seoTitle":"Colonia at Dusk - A Poem by Pemba Umoja","seoDescription":"A quiet poem by Pemba Umoja counting the sounds of dusk in Colonia, Uruguay, beside an old stone wall by the Rio de la Plata.","keywords":"Colonia at Dusk poem, Colonia Uruguay poem, Rio de la Plata poem, dusk poem, peaceful poetry, Pemba Umoja poems","line1":"You can count the sounds you hear:","line2":"a bike coming to a stop—","line3":"the noise bleeding off into stillness;","line4":"footsteps—","line5":"sandals on cobblestones;","line6":"crickets high within the trees;","line7":"a dog barking at a cat.","line8":"Geraniums grow by the wall","line9":"upon which I write this note—","line10":"an old stone wall","line11":"in the town of Colonia","line12":"by the Río de la Plata."}