The true expression of enlightenment comes in a dream of a morning shining on our universe.
Waking, stretching out to the sky, and accepting the gift. Willingly letting the brightness through.
Even the serpent is in awe, and the plant leaves bloom. The vase proudly displays its indigenous roots. The clouds part, and the sky clears, and we can see again as you and I bless the cosmos to be all as it should.
Jose Montoya passed away in September 2013. He was a loved poet that started a new way of relaying words, an artist, and most importantly an activist with a great heart. Latinopia gathered my and others' remembrances about him.
I was at Chicano's Unplugged innocently thinking I would just be an audience member. I tried to get away, but Nancy Aide Gonzales "pulled me back in". It was fortunate for me. Francisco X. Alarcon wrote a review on the Chicano's Unplugged event at Luna's Cafe in Sacramento, California (you must be logged on to Facebook to see this):
If you didn't attend the Chicano's Unplugged poetry happening, then you can still go here to La Bloga to see the words and poets involved. _____________________