poem three : summer storm

summer storm

the ground rumbles

under my bed

true grit heading my way
 

down the canyon
 

rocks and bones shrink

in anticipation

earthquakes split the sky

snap me open like
a Beverly adjustment

                                                            munchkins climb my spine

one thousand two thousand

white blue yellow green

flashing zapping bolts

short circuit my world
 

 leave me breathless

                                                                              deaf
                                                                         temporarily

blind

 in one eye

poem two : night vision

night vision


in my wildest dreams i see
my man has turned to ice
while standing in the kictchen with
his hand around a knife
so i turn the oven heat
on high and
open up the door
then pour him in a bottle
from a puddle on the floor

he'll stay inside
a secret cupboard
high above my head
when he starts to
miss me simply
spill upon my bed

poem one : what makes me cry

Looking through my near completed collection of poems, I've discovered they are best
appreciated as a collection ... if you get my drift ....
There are a few that may speak on their own to someone, at least that's what I'm aiming for.
Prose and poetry that has come to me over my life so far, that I had no choice but to write down.  The next step, for me is to share, I hope you enjoy.

This poem was a challenge from the " Collected Wisdom " column in the Saturday edition of The Globe & Mail.  Why not give it a try ?



                                                            what makes me cry


                                                                        love

                                                                        hate

                                                                   how could
                                                                someone shoot
                                                                 John Lennon ? 
                                                                         
                                                                 saying hello
                                                               saying goodbye
                                                          train whistle at night
                                                            gone with the wind

                                                                      flying
                                                              into Vancouver
                                                                    flying out
                                                                Lake Superior
                                                                    red wine
                                                          God save the Queen
                                                                       and
                                                                     Yelapa

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                                           more beautiful sunsets from the condo in Vallarta

                                  more construction in Vallarta , right on the beach this time
                                                                         kinda sad ...

Ode to September

Good Monday morning ... We have had rain every day this month, some days all day, light to heavy, but constant ... keeps things really cool, keeps the bugs away somewhat too, so that's all great, would be nice to get a laundry down sometime in the near future .... my water tank hasn't been filling for the last few days , so that doesn't make laundry too promising fro today, although it is filling up slowly this morning. 
So ironic that there is so much rain, but it causes a lot of havoc with all the mangara lines getting compromised by falling rocks and mud slides .... if it's not one thing ....
At least I have a phone to call the repair man !!
Lots of Tuna in the sea, and Dorado.  The bait aren't flying around the bay anymore, not like they were...the new moon brought us such calm seas, very quiet and very dark .... power was out on the point for 4 days, same old problem out there with an old transformer ... but so far so good in town for power, only those 2 second outages that shut down your wifi, disconnect your telephone, etc.  No skype service most of yesterday with such a heavy cloud cover ... out to Pollo Bollo for a scrumptious dinner, mashed potatoes and rice on Sunday !!
The big news around here this week is very sad and tragic.
My next door neighbours woke up to a body on their front porch yesterday, a dead body !
The man is not from here, I have very few details.  It was a random act of violence, the man died from machete wounds, maybe was followed / chased down the hill from Chacala ?
There was a big party in the village Saturday night, maybe someone saw something ? 
We may never know, but the cops are coming in by the boatloads today. I anticipate they will come by and ask me if I heard or saw anything, which I didn't.  Gracias A Dios !!
A sad reminder that no matter how far away we feel from the " real " world here in Yelapa, it
isn't that far away ....
My new student is remarkable, and very motivated.  I found out it cost 1,660.00 $ pesos for
one semester of school, then there are minimal costs for books, but I calculate $ 500.00 usd
would put someone through school for one year.  That would include a small payment for
room & board in Pv and taxi $$ back home on weekends and a food allowance too.
Maybe fundraising is in my future ??  Vamos a ver ....
First coat of paint at Mimi's !! I took a before picture, but can't post it until I have the after shot.  Still a ways to go ...
Gearing up for Independence Day on the 16th .  All the festivities will take place in Tuito.
There will be some tourists around, mostly in PV , but hopefully a small shot in the arm for the business around here too...a sunny day would help !!
Going to keep this short.  I hear the police next door !! and I must prepare my lesson for today !  Stay tuned for poems and pictures ...
until then ... may September continue to be kind to us ... but let us do our laundry !!
much muchness to you all .... call you later Dad !!

xox
k

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September Finale

It's not raining everyday to cool things off, but i'm not complaining ... it's sticky gooey hot,
during the day at least.  Puerto Vallarta is nice, but you can't beat the swinging bed in the yelapa breeze.  I took the hoe and the big tooth rake down to clean the rocks from the old
root canal ... treacherous getting home.  Path maintenance said Bev, and she gave me a pat on the back ... nice ...

I have been taking photos, stay tuned next week ...

One of the local families has a newborn baby in the hospital in Guadalajara.  He has survived two operations so far, so everyone is hoping for the best .
We also lost a young man who made his presence known around here ... he worked hard at the resort close by, and was my neighbour for a time , he made a lot of friends ...
He died in Yosemite, California.  Gone too soon.

We are settling into September.  Quiet.  No one around, until the September 16th fiesta begins ... don't know exactly what party this is, but the flags are flying already !

The best place to catch up is the taxi.  Still a lot of people coming and going, to visit family
and the dentist !  Not sure how many full time residents .. northerners i mean ... take a guess
at 20 ??

I have a new ESL student tomorrow, I hope she shows up. She's 18 years old and ready to go
to College/University in PV, but saving for the funds.  It's going to take a long time !
I asked her to bring me a detailed list of what it cost to attend for a year.  It's too late this
year, but maybe down the road a group of us can support one or two ..... vamos a ver ...

I finally have a dentist i love, in the right location, it's perfect.  Lots of Yelapa people use her
and I'm so glad I checked her out !  What is it around here that if one is a dentist, the whole family are dentists ... they really take it seriously and make a fine life.
This woman has her family practice in the original house her father built 50 years ago ....
when they moved out of Old Town .... imagine.   She was 8 years old.

It isn't the same Puerto Vallarta, that goes without saying, but more and more time I am there it feels more and more like Cancun.  There is new construction right on the beach in front of the condo ... right on the beach , while buildings are falling down empty around us !
Go figure.

It's going to be a quiet month, but will check in every week with some updates and photos.

Sitting pretty at 21 degrees at 10:00 pm.  Lightening over PV.  Not too many bugs, ie.
scorpions, but skunks on the move, a family last night and the toads are getting friendly ...

I'm trying to keep up on the news, Happy Labor Day weekend ...
Have a good time at the PNE everybody ! 

xxoo
k