Simplicity

Living this life--half sunshine, half shadow--
Lo mas simple,
The simplest way to hold its beauty
Is sitting with the quiet of
A smile,
Your child's laughter,
And the Love all around you...

Season - Dia De Los Muertos

Para los que vinieron antes

For those who came before

Whose tears have formed rivers

Whose blood has burned and ignited my passions

Whose bodies have returned to embrace Mother Earth

Releasing their spirits to God

Eternal flames lighting the sky

Pinning the night with their glory

Giving passage to the Sun to warm my soul

Oiga mis palabras,
Hear my words to know that I listen

Observa estas velas,
Observe these candles to know that I see

Siénteme el corazon,
Feel my heart to know that I love...

*Dia de Los Muertos, Day of the Dead is November 1st & 2nd, not a morbid celebration but a reunion of family.

Sunflowers & Tea

Sweet fragrance sisters
Enveloped in the warmth of beauty
Al ojo y para tocar,
To the eye and to the touch,
Color and taste swirled like the sun

Who I See

I see life moving far too quickly
Blurring the lines between childhood and middle-age

Looking in the rear-view mirror at a lonely past
I stick my hand out the window
And the wind picks up speed

I spy through the railing
Those who have crossed my path
And up a ways, at the intersection
Are those I have yet to meet

Whether in passing
Or if they should sit a spell
I see them, and wave hello

Esta vida se mueve tan rápido,
This life moves far too quickly
To keep your eyes closed.

Abandoned

I found you on my walk
I don't know to whom you belonged
Y no se como obtuvieron el valor,
And I don't know how they got the courage to toss you aside
But if gloom has been abandoned
Deseo,
I hope it is because happiness has taken your place
I hope that while you whither dreams are blossoming
You have caused enough damage, haven't you?

Where I Live

I live in a small house
with a big heart

From the outside you might think
"Ay, Que pequeña" "Oh, it's so tiny"
But inside this home live
big dreams
big ideas
big laughter
and sometimes
big tears

In this house resides
everything I live for
my family
my hope
my salvation
my future
my daughter
my husband
my kitty
and my dog
who fills every day with kisses.

In this house I make art
I write with the love passed on from my father
I cook with gratitude for the bounty I never saw in my childhood
and bird houses will be fixed
after the heat of summer
to be ready for the rains of winter

In this house with a big heart
es donde vivo, is where I live.