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on Sheila Ash (India), 15/Aug/2017 09:49, 34 days ago
Red eyes of salt water memoriesswim in the blue Caribbean Seaover bottomless coastal shelvesa thousand fish stream bylike days long gone.Did you remember to the endthe shouts of joyous jumping into cavernous cenotesfilled with the tears generations?Or did fog again obscure the peaksaround the volcanic beaches of Ometepeleaving only the eyes of languid cattleto watch us without understanding?Did you remember to the endthe resonance of the hillside church bells,the mariachi street bands singing as we ate dinnerthe whispers from sultry jungle nights ?Or did the tangles muddlethe sounds of Star Wars in Spanishour breathless running the gauntlet of raging mosquitos back to our tents?Did you remember to the endThe magic of marketplaces, rhythmic swathes of kaleidoscopic coloursdancing like a salsa winding its way through the streets of Merida?.Our merriment at Colunga’s surreal seats,the laughter of Guatemalan washer women as we staged a photoshootOur childish games among the Mayan columnsthe white hot sand of Caya Caulker grinding beneath our feet?Did you remember to the endor did the decay of neurons rob me from you?Your arm around my shoulder once mended my shocked soul,Mine unable to mend your mind in return.Your smile once brightened my morningsas every sun rose so now it setsfor I remember your joy, my friend,and it will shine within me always.© Sheila Ash 15thAugust 2017ashramblings