Limerick of Valladolid

There was a burglar from Valladolid
who could burgle with great grace and speed.
he broke into the sacristy
with much alacrity,
but was dog-chased out of the church and treed. 

Cancun Limerick

The kids struck out for the white sands of Cancun,
but to avoid throngs they went at high noon.
A crowd, there was not.
It was so freakin' hot
that each and every last one of them swooned.

DAILY PHOTO: Beautiful Sea View, Unexploited

Taken on Isla Mujeres, Mexico in 2010

DAILY PHOTO: Tulum Beach

Taken about 2010 in Tulum, Mexico

DAILY PHOTO: White Sand Beach, Isla Mujeres

Taken in 2009 at Playa El Cocal on Isla Mujeres

A Boy’s Theory of Hell [Free Verse]

The boy pressed his hand
to the cool interior wall,
sitting on the floor
of a dark, empty chapel.

Outside the sun blazed,
and humidity oppressed.

The orphan created
a narrative in his head,
one based on some strange logic.

If hell was an "eternal
torment of flames,"
then the cool interior
of the monk's chapel 
must be the anti-hell --
a place that devoured 
the heat of hell-fire...

but what did that make
that baking place 
that was outside
those thick walls.

DAILY PHOTO: The Osario, Chichen Itza

Taken at Chichen Itza a decade ago-ish

DAILY PHOTO: Shades of Blue, Playa del Carmen

Taken at Playa de Carmen (looking out toward Cozumel) about ten years ago.

DAILY PHOTO: Clouds over Chichen Itza

Taken at Chichen Itza; summer 2010

DAILY PHOTO: Lizards in the Shade, Mexico

 

Taken in Mexico (on Isla Contoy) around 2010