Watered

El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
 

Windmill-forsaken,
still the red cactus blossoms
mine the deep waters.

 
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Leaky Legacy

Aug 26

Bucket at Las Ruinas, El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
 

battered blue bucket
chipped and dented and rusted—
leaky legacy

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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In the Wilderness

Jul 30

 

Shrine at El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
 

in the wilderness—
a holy isle, a refuge
for weary pilgrims

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Fence Post

Jul 26

 

Boundary fence at El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
 

Fence post in the woods,
have you found a niche that fits,
one just right for you?

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Walking the Causeway

Jul 5

 

Causeway at El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
 

Walking the causeway
I listen to the silence,
hoping for birdsong.

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Increase

Jun 17

 

Cactus fruit at El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
 
Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
Psalm 67:6, King James Version
 

Earth, yield your increase,
for God has made you fruitful,
blessing you with life.

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Gathering Wisdom

Jun 16

 

Vaquero at El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
 

Solo vaquero
reads the signs of earth and sky,
gathering wisdom.

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Ordinary Stones

Jun 15

 

El Charco del Ingenio, nature preserve, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
 

ordinary stones
set in place by holy hands
wedding earth to sky

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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