Monday, July 20, 2009

For my beloved family in Mexico, I miss you.



El pueblo de Tunkas en Yucatan
It was one of those days

where the humid heat hung 

over the entire town.

Beneath the noontime sun

streets lay empty

as bodies swayed in hammocks

and drinks were imbibed

in cantinas.

Slowly

feet began 

walking the dirt roads.

The sun began to 

look away as sister moon

awoke.

The lights in the park

flickered on

in the shadow

of the towns church,

a relic of  Spanish conquerors.

A gentle coolness 

touched skin

as life resumed.



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