Elegguá 'go

Elegguá trickster
in our path  on the crossroads
your pranks straighten lives


© Odilia Galván Rodríguez, 2007





*Elegguá, a major deity of the African-Yoruba spiritual tradition of Cuba.

SPIRIT ETCHINGS

they cut deep in flesh
a pattern of ancestors
to meet his spirit

scarification
tattoos that identify
mine keep out evil


© Odilia Galván Rodríguez, 2007
The Yucatan Penninsula

AFRICA

mama Africa
my dream's deepest open space
your blood runs through us

© Odilia Galván Rodríguez, 2007
The Yucatan Penninsula

Rabbit Moon

full moon in winter~
she sees Ix Chel's rabbit face
longs for Spring's visit 


© Odilia Galván Rodríguez, 2007
The Yucatan Penninsula

I SING TO SPRING or FLOR Y CANTO