Refugio: A Source of Wonder and Awe
“Paradise is a state of mind, of the loving kind.”
→ Learn about Refugio, Dr. Balcázar’s personal sanctuary and creative origin for much of his spiritual and poetic work.
Baha’i-Inspired Poetry and Photography of Refugio
Refugio, Today It Is My Turn to Discover Your Pulse
Refugio, today it is my turn to discover your pulse, with a large number of gifts you possess with your presence and your solemnity always present
The reflection of your beauty and your stunning pulse is reflected in the falling of the leaves that come down like everlasting spheres of your majestic and beautiful trees
The falling of the leaves of diverse colors is soft and has a refreshing musical tone that I hear
These leaves in your tepetate floor are present like small figurines of art The leaves with their contours enrich your surface
There in your carpet the leaves cover your space that, day by day, I celebrate with happiness and with gratitude
As I stay for some time enjoying your landscapes, Refugio, I begin to discover that the leaves from your trees adorn your surface and make their presence like actors full of life
That life that started in the trees is now part of a cycle of life
Each one of these leaves is a gift. Each leaf reflects the rhythm of nature and the life of the flora that lives in you, Refugio
And like every cycle of life, it has a beginning and an end
The leaves of the trees when they fall in your surface are part of this cycle of life
I now understand that this cycle is inevitable, it is always present
The leaves grow, live, and then fall so that the tree continues with the cycle of life
The cycle of life of the leaves is an example of simplicity and beauty of nature that lives and is expressed in you. The falling leaves in your natural and sacred world nourish my spirit and fill my heart with joy
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