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Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
An emaciated woman in a Mexican daze
Carries a baby in arms still strong
Enough to bear this child she loves
My Spanish doesn’t cover her “Leche, leche”
But Marsha puts into English
This lady’s plea for milk for her infant
My beloved parts with God’s money
To nourish the hunger which knows no end
Marsha transfigures into an angel of mercy
With smile beaming
As though there is a deity above
And she, his emissary on earth
She kisses mother and child
Haloed in the holy trinity
Of Marsha for whom all children are hers
And the Mesoamerican Madonna
Who cradles the baby Jesus
In the manger of her arms
An emaciated woman in a Mexican daze
Carries a baby in arms still strong
Enough to bear this child she loves
My Spanish doesn’t cover her “Leche, leche”
But Marsha puts into English
This lady’s plea for milk for her infant
My beloved parts with God’s money
To nourish the hunger which knows no end
Marsha transfigures into an angel of mercy
With smile beaming
As though there is a deity above
And she, his emissary on earth
She kisses mother and child
Haloed in the holy trinity
Of Marsha for whom all children are hers
And the Mesoamerican Madonna
Who cradles the baby Jesus
In the manger of her arms
Published 3rd Dec 2019
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3rd Dec 2019 5:48am
3rd Dec 2019 7:16am
Thank you so much, my friend. It was indeed that. It was a real happening from so long ago.
Xo
John
Xo
John
Anonymous
5th Dec 2019 2:15am
I agree, sadly sweet but mostly sweet, an endearing write, worthy of many more reads. ;-)
Kathy ox
Kathy ox
5th Dec 2019 2:19am
Kathy, it gladdens my heart that you felt the sweetness here most of all. Marsha's heart embraced all children and God's creatures. I thank you for visiting her through my poem. And thank you so much for the RL. This poem means a lot personally to me.
Xo
John
Xo
John
5th Dec 2019 5:53am
very beautiful and touching piece writing..!! I love to write as well, have my own poetry please check out..
5th Dec 2019 3:29pm
sarahshahzad, thank you so much. Just read your poetry. Love how your mind encompasses all of human life in the experience of a slug and water. That takes talent.
John
John
18th Dec 2019 6:36am
Anonymous
21st Dec 2019 11:16pm
Each time I read this I get something slightly different from it. However what I think I love most is the message that a mother is a mother regardless of space, definition, and language.
The weaving over the religious imagery works well in this particular piece because it adds another potential dimension to your descriptions.
I enjoyed working this one out a little. Thank you for sharing.
-M
The weaving over the religious imagery works well in this particular piece because it adds another potential dimension to your descriptions.
I enjoyed working this one out a little. Thank you for sharing.
-M
21st Dec 2019 11:41pm
Miss_Sub, your comment illuminated my poem and warmed my heart. Love your interpretation that a mother is a mother no matter what culture or geographic location she resides in. A mother is universal. Glad you enjoyed the religious imagery. I'm not a Christian but I believe the story of Jesus as a refugee applies to refugees in our modern world. Whether refugees are from Syria or Latin America the bible says we should take them in as our own. The supernatural parts of the bible I don't believe but some of its messages resound with me. Thank you so much for reading me today. It made me smile.
John
John
