The poem "Ofrenda" by Wyatt Burwell describes an offering left at an altar to honor deceased loved ones on Día de los Muertos. The speaker leaves marigolds, pan de muerto, and a photograph as they remember their grandmother with love and sadness on this holiday. The simple gifts are meant to guide the grandmother's spirit back for a brief reunion.
“At the front of the inn, I found a long slope of clipped lawn filled with
dozens of arrangements of Adirondack chairs facing the sea. All
sturdily-built and brightly painted in the warm afternoon sun, somehow I managed to not sit in a single one of them. What was I thinking?”
“At the front of the inn, I found a long slope of clipped lawn filled with
dozens of arrangements of Adirondack chairs facing the sea. All
sturdily-built and brightly painted in the warm afternoon sun, somehow I managed to not sit in a single one of them. What was I thinking?”
First webinar in our mini-series based on our 2015 Global Employee Benefits Watch. Find out what the latest trends are in global benefits administration and employee engagement.
First webinar in our mini-series based on our 2015 Global Employee Benefits Watch. Find out what the latest trends are in global benefits administration and employee engagement.
