for Liliana
Dormant plants begin to grow again
My love wants to visit Mexico
travel the country and exhale
My love wants to visit the beach
sink into white sands in Tulum
& swim in its turquoise waters
My love wants to eat corn
& chocolate of Oaxaca
My love wants to kiss on the orange
balconies of Guanajauto
My love wants to visit her ancestral winds
& breathe in their teachings
My daughter sits at a desk
Intricately twisting wire and looping
The wire inside the eye of a bead
She prepares for vending her handcrafted creations
She knows the lyrics to many songs
She bends words in her mouth
That rattle her teeth
She blooms in humility
New seedlings sprout from the ground
I water the big vase, the womb of morning glory
The nopal is sprouting a prickly pear
& the Queen Elizabeth rose bush is peeking out a bloom
Hibernating animals awake
I get up early
Answer emails
Whistle
Arrange the books on my shelf
Kneel to find a lost shoe
Exhale
The Earth's axis tilts towards the sun, resulting in longer and warmer days
There’s never a warm day in the Magic Valley known as the Rio Grande Valley
It’s always hot, so damn hot
The sun sets, California is still waving hello to me
The summer waits for the spring baton
Animals have babies
I am trying to catch Santa the feral cat
She’s been having too many babies and looks tired
Wobbles to her dish for food
Doesn’t let me pet her, but knows I am taking care of her
Flowers start to bloom
So many colors have pushed up
The yellow perennial
The blue morning glory
The white Lily of the Valley