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Monday, July 30, 2012

Preacher Man

Street evangelist
Evangelist preaching on the street, Morelia, Michoacán, México


Preacher man a-preachin’
To the sky and to the birds;
Don’t you wish you understood
His message and his words?

Story after story comes
Pouring from his tongue—
Sometimes fiery tales
‘bout the world when it was young;

And sometimes dark allusions
To sin and hell and such;
Doesn’t bother me a bit—
Well, at least not much!



Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher


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24 comments:

  1. joyJuly 30, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    But this picture touched my heart! Beautiful poem!

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  2. Amrit SinhaJuly 30, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    Beautiful lines ... lyrical :-)

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  3. LizJuly 30, 2012 at 9:19 PM

    Nice capture.

    My entries:
    Moms... Check nyo
    Yummy-as-can-be

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  4. RalphJuly 30, 2012 at 10:28 PM

    Faith and prayer can be very powerful motivators - the pastor shows this and his passion gets our attention - and for those in attendance, their minds and lives may be changing during the service. Perhaps for the better...

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  5. Felisol July 31, 2012 at 2:10 AM

    I like a man with a passion and need for people. Right or wrong; at least he's trying to make a difference.
    Not many of them nowadays.
    Most of us are curling comfortably up in front of the TV set, watching our heroes sweat for us and for short term glory.

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  6. mariaJuly 31, 2012 at 2:48 AM

    Happy RT2!

    Mine's here.

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  7. DawnTreaderJuly 31, 2012 at 3:07 AM

    He certainly seems to be putting his heart into what he is doing.

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  8. ❀~Myrna~❀July 31, 2012 at 5:33 AM

    Great Pic! He looks very devoted!

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  9. Gemma WisemanJuly 31, 2012 at 5:50 AM

    Love the impassioned stance you have captured in the photo! And your poem is a delight!

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  10. Sallie (FullTime-Life)July 31, 2012 at 7:13 AM

    Such a great character study -- I wish I could take good pictures of people. Thank you for hosting RT2

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  11. MeowwJuly 31, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    Interesting !

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  12. bjJuly 31, 2012 at 10:13 AM

    Just awesome...:)

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  13. Jenn JilksJuly 31, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    Wonderful Ruby posts!
    Cheers from Cottage Country!

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  14. AngieJuly 31, 2012 at 12:09 PM

    Spot on again, MMT! Words & pic - perfect.

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  15. Maurice LauherJuly 31, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    Great posting! I just left my ruby.

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  16. AlexaJuly 31, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    Sometimes on my morning commute I encounter "preachers" on the subway. I'd kind of like to tell them that they're making it hard for me to concentrate on my own personal prayers/meditation—but in the end I just have to let them do their thing.

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  17. cassandrasminicornerJuly 31, 2012 at 2:43 PM

    Looks like he is going to fall down..

    Mine is up:

    http://sizzlingdelights.blogspot.com/2012/07/pulled-pork.html

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  18. Lina GustinaJuly 31, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    Strong expression!

    http://www.womenandperspectives.com/2012/07/the-first-red-sandals.html

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  19. Hootin AnniJuly 31, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    ....I'd steer clear of something like this myself.

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  20. AnonymousJuly 31, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    Love the poem!!! How very talented you are.

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  21. My name is RietAugust 1, 2012 at 12:32 AM

    What a lovelt poem and picture.

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  22. Maude LynnAugust 1, 2012 at 12:42 AM

    I love the poem, and that is a really cool capture!

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  23. JunieRose2005August 1, 2012 at 6:44 AM

    I like your preacher man post!

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  24. WencheAugust 4, 2012 at 7:36 AM

    Lovely shot :0)

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