The Poet’s Curse The muted hush of night,the throb of silence.The “hiss” that hurts.The incessant poundingof a dripping faucet.In the relentless din,a lone candle flickers.Seeks to befriend,quill in hand,the poet? Bleary eyed, ponders,the die cast,forever set?Its sense relegatedmired in the mundane,and yet, onceever so infrequentlya fleeting truth.Nevermore than a thread,a straw in a stack,searches, […]
House In The Sun By Dane ChandosBook Review by Alice Hathaway(From the Ojo Archives) Remember chatterbox “Calenderia,” the Mexican cook who scampered around her immaculate kitchen preparing delicious meals no matter how many guests showed up? And remember “Cayetano,” the mozo, sniveling “Aurora” the washerwoman, and tobacco-brown “Nieves,” the maid in the Ajijic household
When Egrets Roost In Ajijic Whene’er I hear the egrets shriekAlong the shores of Ajijic,I know it must be roosting timeIn this their land of gentle clime.Look up! White flocks, then hundreds more,Come soaring off Chapala’s shore.We stop and stare—the sighting grips us—Up high among the eucalyptus.Swifter than the fleet impala,White egrets roost in
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When The Dying’s Getting Done By Katina Pontikeskatcpon@yahoo.com Many of my friends and family have reached the stage in life where planning for their earthly exit and afterlife has taken front stage; that and the declining health that precedes it: People without daughters frown and fret, asking “Who’s going to take care of me
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From Age-Ing To Sage-Ing By Queen Michel I completed an eight-session class recently called Age-ing to Sage-ing. It was based on a book entitled “From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Revolutionary Approach to Growing Older” written over twenty years ago by beloved and respected rabbi Zalman Schachter Shalomi. I became aware of the class during
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Tequila On Your Own By Chad OlsenChadCOlsen@gmail.com While on our annual North of the Border trip, I promised my brother-in-law, let’s call him Jim, a road trip when he joins us in Ajijic. As a lover of tequila, he has chosen the town of Tequila. Chances are if you are living at the Lakeside,
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Mexican Grace This is the introductory article for a new regular feature column inspired by the September 15th Open Circle presentation of stories that manifest “Mexican Grace.” El Ojo del Lago is looking for more anecdotes that relate the many encounters, initiated by expats or locals that exemplify the unique forms of mutual giving and
Rambling From The Ranch By Kay Nevin What a Difference a Flight Can Make I wanted to be involved with The Ranch since I arrived in Chapala last year. The chance came when my nephew in Seattle emailed he was ready for a dog and asked if I could help him find one. Luckily
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Why Do They Come to America? The heartbreaking photo pictured to the right, which has now gone viral all over the world, speaks volumes about what the United States of America has meant to oppressed or disadvantaged people almost from its inception as a Republic. My own family’s
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BOOK-ENDS OF REDEMPTION —Brazil to Portugal Transatlantic Crossing By Carol L. Bowman Two statues transformed a skeptic into a believer, encouraged a lukewarm Lutheran into a wanna-be Catholic and turned a ho-hum transatlantic crossing into a pilgrimage. Seeing one of these monuments at the beginning of the journey and a replica at the end
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