Why Does this God Smile?

Jan 22

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Why does this god smile?
Does he know something I don’t?
It is possible…

 
© Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Intricate Huichol bead work, Museo Zacatecano, Zacatecas, México
 
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More One Single Impression poems with the theme “Smile” here
 
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Posted on January 22, 2012, in Huichol, I Heart Macro, Macro Monday, Mellow Yellow Monday, Museo Zacatecano, One Single Impression, REDnesday, Ruby Tuesday 2, senryu, Sensational Haiku Wednesday, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday, Sunday Scribblings, Zacatecas. Bookmark the permalink. 53 Comments.

  1. pissedoffteacher | January 22, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    He’s thinking of a very happy NYC retired teacher.

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  2. sewin2disney | January 22, 2012 at 7:48 pm

    What a beautiful creation!

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  5. Jessica Cassidy | January 22, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    what a beautiful poem 🙂 visiting from MYM, hope that you can return the visit too.

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  7. Cafe au lait | January 22, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    Beautiful image!

    I played too. Mine are here and here.

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  8. Lighthousegal | January 22, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    Very colorful and interesting photo. I’d rather have a smiling God, than an angry one!

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  9. Carletta | January 22, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    The time and patience and artistry put into this piece is amazing!
    May God smile on you today.

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  10. Jim | January 22, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    Very pretty stitch work you have here, MMT. 🙂

    To me this is an Indian god who will smile on
    his braves, sqaws and little papooses.
    (These names are what my generation has used
    all our lives and I do not mean anything
    derrogatory by using them here.)
    ..

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  11. Jim | January 22, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    Sorry to have misspelled ‘derogatory’.
    It is easier to notice after I hit the
    ‘Post Comment’ button. 🙂
    ..

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  12. Hazel | January 23, 2012 at 1:26 am

    God probably knows many things we don’t 🙂 Creative creation.

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  13. NixPages | January 23, 2012 at 2:07 am

    He does look very benign!

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  14. Lola | January 23, 2012 at 2:47 am

    His smile reminds me of that of Thailand’s Reclining Buddha. So benign.

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  16. HOOTIN ANNI | January 23, 2012 at 3:57 am

    Who knows what’s behind the smile…but I do know that looks like a colossal amount of work

    My post for Monday: LANTANA BLOSSOMS & BERRIES

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  17. imriz | January 23, 2012 at 3:59 am

    maybe he’s thinking how wonderfully someone has made an icon out of him 🙂

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  18. Molly | January 23, 2012 at 4:27 am

    Because it is Monday…. and on we go!

    Mollyxxx

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  19. Ron. | January 23, 2012 at 5:17 am

    Maybe it’s just my Aspergery weakness at reading facial expressions speaking, but this doesn’t seem particularly ‘smiley’ to me; just kinda deadpan. Still, an interesting take on a well-crafted piece of work. Salute.

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  20. Leah H. | January 23, 2012 at 7:47 am

    That is very cool and so interesting. Thank’s for sharing this:) Love it!

    Visiting for RT2- hope you can stop by:)

    http://www.mommys4seasonsjourney.com/2012/01/sporty-design-sled.html

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  22. Ralph | January 23, 2012 at 9:26 am

    I would say that it’s probable!

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  23. Liz | January 23, 2012 at 9:40 am

    Lovely art. Have a fabulous week.

    Liz @ MLC
    Liz @ MCN

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  24. Jenn @ You know...that Blog? | January 23, 2012 at 9:55 am

    Something that you don’t know? Hard to fathom!

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  25. kent.all-in-one-place.co.uk | January 23, 2012 at 9:58 am

    anyone can know more than me! My Ruby Tuesday 2 pics XXX Don

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  26. mommygen | January 23, 2012 at 10:40 am

    Maybe something you want…Visiting from MYM!

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  27. dianne7777 | January 23, 2012 at 10:51 am

    I thought I was alone until I read Ron’s comment
    I see more shock or surprise than a smile
    but you are right, the smile is in the eye of the beholder
    it is what I love about all art, we see what we see

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  28. gengen | January 23, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    Ah very colorful…MM!

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  29. Patti Villers | January 23, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    He most likely knows something that none of us knows.

    Such beautiful needle work. It must have taken a long time to create!

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  30. Gemma Wiseman | January 23, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    The needlework design reminds me of Aztec art! (Perhaps the squarish shapes!) For the same reason, it reminds me of art styles on rocks in the Kimberleys – far north Western Australia. This is so beautiful and love the question in your haiku!

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  31. Helen Campbell | January 23, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Wonderful haiku about the “smiling” god. I see the smile in the eyes if the needlework god, I’m sure of it. 🙂 Happy Ruby Tuesday!

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  32. Yogi | January 23, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    It may be more of a smirk than a smile. Smirks are bad news from gods.

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  33. Kala | January 23, 2012 at 6:38 pm

    What a magnificent creation!

    Happy MM

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  34. Teresa | January 23, 2012 at 8:07 pm

    Great intriguing poem and picture.

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  35. Leah H. | January 24, 2012 at 8:44 am

    I guess he’s smiling because he is happy:)

    Visiting for Mellow Yellow Monday!

    Hope you can stop by:)

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  37. Ida | January 24, 2012 at 5:50 pm

    Wonderful Macro of this piece. Smiling or Not it was very interesting and so were a lot of the comments.

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  38. LaVoice | January 24, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    God smiles on us all the time in one way or another.

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  39. patti | January 24, 2012 at 8:32 pm

    LOTS to think about in your poem! Thanks!

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  40. Cheryl's Excellent Adventure | January 24, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    You really get around, don’t you? From the thumbnail photo I thought it was like a gingerbread house. I’m sure this took a lot longer to make.

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  41. felisol | January 25, 2012 at 12:16 am

    He looks like a god/person smiling and crying at the same time.
    Look how two golden tears are rolling from each eye. Then again his dimples are like flowers. I have spent quite some time learning to know this guy/ or his creators. I like what I see.

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  42. ann nz | January 25, 2012 at 2:23 am

    are these beads? Or stitches?

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  43. Sally | January 25, 2012 at 9:42 am

    Such gorgeous bead work!

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  44. Mommy Shy | January 25, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    It’s beautiful and colorful.

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  45. Raine | January 25, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    This is beautiful. I can see patience is needed to complete this one. 😀 When my eyes were still in good shape, I was able to halfway complete a bead project back in college. Thanks for visiting.

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  46. Gattina | January 26, 2012 at 12:39 am

    I only discovered at the second glance that it was a face !! Very nice combination of all themes !

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  47. Rajesh | January 26, 2012 at 1:37 am

    Beautiful embroidery work.

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  48. eden | January 26, 2012 at 2:03 am

    Wow, it is beautiful!

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  50. It's A Very Cherry World! | January 26, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    That’s fascinating – I love it!

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