Short Guatemala Poems

If I had not seen you yesterday
With my eyes
I would think you a hill
Not a mountain

For today
The clouds go to the sky
And you hidden
Behind closed doors of white


written:  10-16-2019
copyright 2019 
Jeanne McGee
San Pedro, Guatemala...

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Folks must be happy in Guatemala

   With tax money frittered by Kamala

      Will she visit the border
 
         To 'stablish peace and order

             Or is she just Joe's otiose* wallah**

(*Serving no useful purpose)
(**A person in charge or employed for a particular purpose)...

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From Brooklyn to Guatemala, You'll always fly at a delicate pace. 
Everyday is another adventure that you gladly accept.
There is not a day you go without helping someone.
A heart of gold nests in the middle of your chest.
Your hands are always out and ready.
Everyone that we lost; Is so proud of you, and what you've done so far.
You are one a kind. 
The musical instruments that you play; Play to the beat of your life.
It's amazing what you have done in so little time....

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