Their faces read innocent. Guileless eyes flash curious. Shy smiles radiate a happy heart. Even as poverty encloses them, they find joy in each day, playing with sticks, clasping a rag doll [Read more...]
She captivated me.Her smile spread wide contagious. Personality bubbled happy like the hot pink blouse she wore. Hope seeped from every pore. Though she spoke no english, I felt her joy. I felt [Read more...]
Item upon item stacked And shoved And piled. The overflowing clutter feels like my life. Controlled chaos. A riot of color and texture infuse the tiny space with sumptuous temptations, the lure [Read more...]
She strode regal like an African Queen. And I stared, all the while pretending I wasn’t staring. Hoping she wouldn’t notice me. Like I used to do at the mall when I wanted to see if that guy I [Read more...]
Their faces upturned. Waiting, Expectant. Was this Mzungu (white person) going to impart anything useful? Anything interesting? A tapestry of beauty and color, these women sat along the work [Read more...]
The feelings wash the same. The thankfulness gushes from my very pores. The chagrin over the excess in my stateside life overwhelms. It’s only been a year since I walked the rutted roads of [Read more...]
I never ever get a window seat. I aways allow The Preacher to hunker there so I can shield him from Chatty Cathy or Talky Tom. In faux-extrovert mode all day at work, to recharge he thrives on [Read more...]
He was minding his own business. But whether he just happened to be in town or had come to see the spectacle, we will never know. Trudging his way in from the country, Simon of Cyrene’s day [Read more...]
The shifting sand slows my pace as I veer toward the surfboard stand. The colors beckon, the Dominican sellers flirt and call and cajole. It always makes me smile. The waves whisper my [Read more...]
Cute, fluffy and grey, With a long orange bill. If I had seen the picture without a title, I wouldn't have known what it was. I'd have supposed some kind of duck, and I would have been way [Read more...]