A dreary, stormy weekend ends Semana de Turismo, as Uruguay refers to Easter week. Which means it’s over — the high season that runs mid-December through mid-March, and includes this past week. Flash back to a couple of summer sightings:
Vacaciones — a reminder what many people associate with the beach I take for granted year round.
A fleeting tribute to a significant amount of time.
GABY AND NICO
eyes down walking
just above the reach
of the gentle waves
that wash the beach
searching for pretty
water polished pebbles
I come by chance upon
Gaby y Nico
engraved in the sand
love as permanent
as the next tide
later I find
Gaby y Nico
inscribed in white pen
of some sort
every meter or more
along the railings
that border the stairs
that rise from the beach
but will their relationship
outlast their defacement
of these innocent steps