postcards from paradise

loving lupita

was an open door to share christmas in a country

that believes in miracles,

apparitions,  roses blooming in the snow.

a place where mariachis and church bells

are the back-beat to a life that

rings out with heartpounding love.

even now, here, before dawn lifts dark petticoats

and day with her great hope rises to awaken us all,

yes, even from here,

the longest of nights and the darkest of seasons

i can see that it is always, always, 

about the light.

 

postcards from paradise

we arrived as pilgrims

and returned as bright torches sharing the light.

 

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Comments

[Nonnie]

wow, what a unique candelabra! we are always in need of light, both inward and outward.

[debsaidit]

with love and light
and all my might
holding on tight

[Susan Fox]

Shine on, shine on in the most beautiful of seasons, love & light...x

[Forest Dream Weaver]

What a fabulous candelabra!
I've just bought some "miracles" incense and it smells divine. I think miracles are always waiting there for us when we are ready to receive..... and believe....the difficult part!

Wishing you love,light and happiness during the Festive Season and in the coming year.
Ruby

[judie]

Your "tree of life" is beautiful. I just learned about them last night watching Arts Plus on PBS about Christmas in San Antonio. Now, I want to paint one!

[Laurie Zuckerman]

Unbelievable Arbol de Vida, Rebecca. I hope that this beauty is lighting up your home. Tell me it is yours, so I can drool with envy. I made my own Tree of Life, not as beautiful, when I was about 10. My mother loved it and always kept it in her living room. Forty years later when she died, I hastily threw it into her dumpster, shattering it into a million fragments of paint and plaster. It reminded me too much of her life and my childhood. Someday I will find a real one like yours and reclaim those memories.