A calm heart leading
lighting Nahua candles:
arms extending with resolute compassion,
darker shadows running off to a lesser joy.
Her flowing hair caressing light winds:
a gentle strength beckoning rios de colores,
a voice reflecting singular valor,
a spirit magnifying su alma.
Across these pedregal streets
the muse invites her children to song,
and when summer rains beckon with bright buckets
conjuring confident gardens,
la Nahua scatters her tireless seed:
a sweeter fruit gifted only by los angeles.
Alamos, Sonora
2023