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...]
I hadn’t been this way in years. All I remembered was the barren desolation. I’d forgotten the stark beauty. Flat, straight and smooth Lonely and alone. A road that seems to [Read more...]
I don’t know her, We merely exchanged church smiles and head nods But I want to be that woman Or at least the image of what she stands for in my mind. No air-conditioning, doors [Read more...]
The turkey is gone The pies devoured. Memories of a pleasant day remain Talking, laughing and sharing with family. New joys Unexpected sorrows. Sorrows that [Read more...]
I don’t know why I even noticed. But at the stop sign I happened to look up and there he was. Hundreds of black bird were lined up on the high-wire like the popular art images sold in stores. All [Read more...]