Sunday, December 30, 2012

Friday, December 28, 2012

Dec 28 - Four Divers And Two Snorkellers At Big Rock


Gage and I circle
the divers far below us
At night, a movie

Dec. 27 - Snorkelling Airport Reef


From this humble shore
Rise underwater mountains
Fish circle the peaks

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Dec 26 - We Snorkel Water Cay


Captain Al takes us
to a tiny isle that is
surely paradise

Dec 25 - We Snorkel Paradise Cove


The bacon and eggs
Are all that's traditional
Hours at the beach

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Dec 24 - A Fine Christmas Eve


Deep-water snorkel
Amid fish, coral and eels
A sunset dinner

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Friday, December 21, 2012

Dec. 21 - Ground Zero For The End Of The World


The Spaniards argue
And make us wait for tickets
Mayan tales beckon

Dec. 20 - Preparing For The Orphanage Christmas


Twenty-three presents
Gage writes labels, Zach wraps gifts
They like the pigeon

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Dec 18 - What A Birthday!


Firecrackers sound
An Oreo cake to share
A new babe back home

Dec 17 - CASM Goes To Aguas Termales


Scalding creek flows by
Feeding hot pools in the woods
Mud masks and meat feast

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Dec 16 - Way Better Than Snow


My birthday week starts
With a happy day poolside
Reading in the sun

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Dec 15 - The Final Market Day


The shopping is done
Tiny legs won't make that hill
Today, a cab home

Dec 14 - Santa Claus Parade


All these little elves
Wait for Santa's arrival
He comes with candies

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Dec 13 - The Unintended Benefits of Shopping At The Same Market Stall


This market seller
Will have a merry Christmas
Selling all these clothes

Dec 12 - The Calm After The Storm


Silence descends here
The gang's Guatemala-bound
Packed in a small van

Dec 11 - The Great Christmas Clothes Purchase Begins


New clothes for the kids
Happy market sellers rush
To find the right size

Monday, December 10, 2012

Dec10 - Horseback Ride to Carrecelitos I


Stirrup problems and
Stiff legs, but we're glad for steeds
To take us higher

Dec 9 - Showing The Family Around Copan


Lunch in the market
And later a soccer game
Kids without borders

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Dec 7 - Drinking With The Guys Outside Via Via


My new friends with dreads
Pour me rum and tell me tales
From their four countries

Friday, December 7, 2012

Dec 6 - Reflections After Two Hard Days In The Truck With My Work Buddies


They drive way too fast
Eat too much, drag out meetings
But they're sweet people

Dec 5 - We're On The Road To Tomala


Another long drive
But the pine trees and blue sky
Make up for bad roads

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Monday, December 3, 2012

Dec 3 - The Endless Need Of Endless Need


I  bring bags of clothes
But the kids don't understand
I can't make it fair

Dec 2 - Five-Lemp Treats At The Parque Central


The kids line up for
fruit-flavoured shaved ice, topped with
sticky caramel

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Dec 1 - Our Big Padrino Debut


Nora graduates
Wearing a turquoise gown she
learned to make in class

Friday, November 30, 2012

Nov 30 - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished


How can I hate debt
Yet end up on the wrong side
Of a big, bad loan?

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Nov 24 - The Luxury Of A Lazy, Stay-At-Home Day


A day of nothing
Is exactly what I want
Time to wash the clothes

Nov 23 - Team FCC Honduras Pays A Visit To Angelitos


A long but good day
Building beds and helping kids
Get past their illness

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Nov 22 - The Relative Euphoria Of A Better Day


Short trip, fewer stoves
Everybody comes home happy
Free day tomorrow

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Nov 21 - First Thoughts On La Libertad


Young dogs and garbage
Pile up on rough, rocky streets
Small, poor, unpretty

Nov 20 - A Long, Hard Trip To Guaramal In The Back Of The Truck


I am a mummy
Wrapped against the stinging dust
Braced against the bumps

Nov 19 - Doing Duty As The U.S. Doc's Assistant


I turn away when
the talk turns to testicles
But I still translate

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Nov 14 - Merlin Takes Me To His Home Town


Really, I should have
Declined this long, bumpy ride
To San Fernando

Nov 13 - A Really Terrible Travel Day


Planes, buses, waiting
An excruciating day
But finally, home

Nov 12 - A Yummy Launch Into Our Last Day


Luxury breakfast
Starts our final day, which lasts
Long into the night

Nov 11 - Volcanoes, Pirate Ships and Dancing Waters


We bundle up more
And hit the strip one more time
Catching the free shows