verano

calor intenso 

esperamos las lluvias 

casi verano

An egret, startled

An egret, startled

rises silently skyward

grace made visible


 inquieta garza
levanta grácil vuelo
es elegante

POPPIES IN SPRING

poppies line the path

the scent of dill and new grass

this sunny spring day



campo florido
olor a hierba fresca
mañana con sol

California poppies
Credit: Robert Adler

Ojos que lloran

Ojos que lloran

con lagrimas de sangre

por ti, México

Porfirio Díaz

Homeless in a wealthy nation / Sin hogar en un país rico

It's a rich country.

Why does every corner have

a homeless beggar?

Credit: Wikipedia

¿Un país rico 

tan lleno de indigentes

sin tener casa?

Jacaranda in bloom

the jacaranda

flowers bluer than the sky

Oaxaca in spring


la jacaranda
contrasta flores y cielo
es primavera.

Photo credit: REA

Ah... café

Drawing and Spanish haiku by Mario Garza

vapor del café

Aroma inconfundible

¿Estoy soñando?

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The smell of coffee

clear, sharp, unmistakeable

Could I be dreaming?