Category Archives: San Miguel de Allende
I hold her close
Mother and child out for an early morning stroll, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
I hold her close, this daughter of mine,
I hold her close to my heart.
Lest something evil tear her away,
Or even tear her apart.
The pangs I endured when she was born
Were nothing to me, for love
Hopes and endures and believes all things,
Empowered by God above.
Poem © 2017 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Childbirth”
Prayer for My Daughter
A wall hanging depicting an indigenous mother and her daughter, Fábrica La Aurora, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
The day of her birth was six years ago—
How quickly my daughter has grown!
The fruit of my womb is graceful and fair—
I’m happy to call her my own!
I pray for this child, the fruit of my womb,
I pray for her both night and day;
I ask that the gods will grant her the strength
To follow a right and true way.
Poem © 2017 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Consolations
Detail from a tiny triptych at Fábrica La Aurora, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
The painting itself is about the size of a U.S. quarter-dollar coin.
on the pilgrim way
a mother’s consolations
and the piercing thorns
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Single
Mother and child, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
A single mother,
feeling hard stares from the crowd,
hurries far away.
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Social Stigma”
Blues
Wayside shrine, the Virgin of Guadalupe, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
Does Mary ever sing the blues?
Text © 2016 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Hunter
A narrow street (callejon) lined with shops, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
souvenir hunter
hoping to find a bargain
before 10 a.m.
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Searching
A vaquero searching for his cattle, El Charco del Ingenio conservation area, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
searching for lost calves
and hoping he finds them soon—
a lone vaquero
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Uncaging
Painting at Fábrica La Aurora San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
old mariachis
their faces creased with music
uncaging the night
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Caged Soul”
old mariachis
their faces creased with music
uncaging the night
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Caged Soul”
Causeway
Causeway at El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
Walking the causeway,
silence carries me along,
silence and birdsong.
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Debris
An early morning sweeper, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
outside the courtyard
sweeping up party debris
for the thousandth time
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
conquering debris
after the midnight party
one swish at a time
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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