The east section of the cemetery has been fenced off. The grass is unnaturally green, sodden. Headstones are strung like beads from tree roots that have surfaced. A note nailed to a venerable tree warns visitors to avoid this area, or, at the least, use extreme caution. It explains: sectional liners have aged poorly, there […]
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The Last Visit
Posted in Cemetery, Death/Loss/Grief, Encerrado, Guanajuato on February 3, 2021 | Leave a Comment »
Shelter, Alone
Posted in COVID-19, Encerrado, Guanajuato, Isolation/Belonging, Love, Quédate-en-Casa, Yoga on May 13, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
The young couple just a few weeks into their love sheltered together the aged couple side by side so long they rarely speak out loud remained in, quietly children stayed home from school university students returned to their parents’ people sheltered with their dog, their cat, their bird their recipes, their baking supplies their Facebook […]
La Pérdida de las Sonrisas / We No Longer See Smiles
Posted in COVID-19, Death/Loss/Grief, Encerrado, Freedom, Joy/Júbilo, Masks, Quédate-en-Casa on April 30, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
La Pérdida de Las Sonrisas Subí al pico de la montaña por encima de la penumbra hasta que encontré el cielo azul y su promesa de esperanza por fin me quito la máscara y respiro hondo.