La danza del colibrí y la mariposa El colibrí y la mariposa se rodean el uno al otro en las buganvillas en sus flores ornamentales, magentas bailando en el aire borrachos con el néctar de los pequeños estigmas amarillos escondiéndose de mi vista al momento que los veo.
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La danza del colibrí y la mariposa / The dance of the hummingbird and the butterfly
Posted in COVID-19, Dance, Death/Loss/Grief, Guanajuato, Love on April 24, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Spring out of Reach
Posted in Love, Seasons on April 2, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Spring is blooming, it’s the season to fall in love scented, blossoming canopies jacaranda flowers pale indigo cherry blossoms pink and white blushing wisteria orange and lemon perfume the air even cactus bloom in the desert though from the window we see only needles or trees cordoned off with yellow tape or a corridor bereft […]
String of broken promises / Cadena de promesas rotas
Posted in Guanajuato, Legends and Mythology, Love, Music on March 10, 2020 | 4 Comments »
[Many thanks/muchas gracias to my favorite princess, Kivieta Gutiérrez Suardíaz, for working with me to translate this poem into Spanish. Beware the enchantment legends -of a princess who lives in the bluffs awaiting the suitor who can withstand all temptation other than she waiting still no lover able to resist
Flight 6251
Posted in Love, Spain, Travel on January 10, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Terminal 4 at Madrid-Barajas buzzes and hums a steady drone of luggage wheels rapid feet, weary travelers, confused tourists frustrated whines of sequestered children and our little awkward pre-board tableau.
Winter’s Question
Posted in Love on January 1, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
It is cold, you say. December nights’ chill in the lowland plains of the Bajio should not surprise but this year you cannot get warm.