Fall Near The Arizona/Mexico Border– Image by kenne
Fall near the border
Where have-nots are fenced out
What would Kino* say?
— kenne
*Father Eusebio Francisco Kino
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One of the San Xavier del Bac Mission Gates (No Longer In Use) Image by kenne
Village of del Bac
A place where water appears
Kino built a church
A lot of stories
Are told about the White Dove
Both true and made-up
Continue to live
Like those of Tom and Jerry.
Statuary shaped.
— kenne
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Mission San Xavier del Bac (04/16/11) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The White Dove Of The Desert
Imagine this:
Stranger
On horseback
Dark flowing rode
Moving in the breeze
Crossing
The desert southwest
Entering
The village of the
Desert people –
Tohono O’odham
Friendly people
Bonding
With the stranger –
Father Kino
Jesuit priest
Establishing
Third mission —
(Twenty-four total)
Upon which
The current church
Was built
Century later
Reflecting
Baroque architecture
Blossoming
In the desert blue sky
The White Dove
Of the Desert.
— kenne
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“Earth, Sky and Tumacácori” — Photo Artistry by kenne
A priestly man
once traveled
the desert southwest
mounted a horse
armed only with love
a force without
a presidio of soldiers
connecting with people
of many tribes
building adobe missions
each opened to the morning sun
located within walking distance
understanding the desert paradox.
— kenne
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San José de Tumacácori Mission Church Ruins — Image by kenne
Father Kino wanted a good place to settle:
A place near water, like the Santa Cruz River.
Listen close — the sound of water and animals
in a region then known as the Pimería Alta.
The Fathers followed the trading routes of the
Tohono O’odham, where they worked together,
often roaming hundreds of miles
sleeping by the rivers, purifying their ears.
— kenne
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Mission San Xavier del Bac — Images kenne
The White Dove Of The Desert
Imagine this:
Stranger
On horseback
Dark flowing rode
Moving in the breeze
Crossing
The desert southwest
Entering
The village of the
Desert people –
Tohono O’odham
Friendly people
Bonding
With the stranger –
Father Kino
Jesuit priest
Establishing
Third mission —
(Twenty-four total)
Upon which
The current church
Was built
Century later
Reflecting
Baroque architecture
Blossoming
In the desert blue sky
The White Dove
Of the Desert.
kenne
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- Most Sacred Place of the Tohono O’odham (krischristensen.wordpress.com)
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“Earth, Sky and Tumacácori” — Image by kenne
A priestly man
once traveled
the desert southwest
mounted a horse
armed only with love
a force without
a presidio of soldiers
connecting with people
of many tribes
building adobe missions
each opened to the morning sun
located within walking distance
understanding the desert paradox.
kenne
Second Annual Festival Kino Celebration
at Tumacácori National Historical Park
