One hundred years to solitude
on Sheila Ash (India), 07/Jan/2018 03:49, 34 days ago
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“One Hundred Years of Solitude”Life changing when read at 20Now lies abandoned in the charity shopEvacuated along with all her other booksHer‘things’ gathered from travels worldwide.The colours of Holi, the pride of the Durbar ParadeThe too-hard-haggled-over Mayan embroideryAre but memories in the distant sandsLike Xpu Há and TulumLost to the trundling cyclones that ripped through her mind.Each new carers browses her memory book only onceNo one to tell them where the pictures of deserted island beaches were taken (Mexico)Where were those bustling marketplaces (India)The endless sands seas (Sahara) and moonlight waters (Marquesas)Their location and significance as uncomprehended as the Easter Island MoaiHer Heritage is now preserved in a few pagesrecording her one hundred year journey to solitude.© Sheila Ash, 7thJanuary 2018ashramblings
