Halloween • All Saints Day • Dia de los Muertos

Three intertwined events in New Mexico

I honored two – stayed away from All Saints Day though – no church for me

One of my only spiritual experiences happened in a church on All Saints Day

and it scared the heck out of me – cut too deep

anyway…..

I’m completely embracing Dia de los Muertos

I pored over ofrendas reading every scrap dedicated to people who have passed through this life

danced to the beat of a skeleton samba band

oohed and aahed at the Marigold y Muertos parade

pounded the earth to the ancient sounds of Aztec drumming

Every day I become more and more New Mexican

feel it seeping like sand into my every pore

aaaah……amor