Art, Painted with Words

With a screen for a canvass and a keyboard for a palate, Val Prieto gives us a small masterpiece of the writer's art.

My small words are shadowed by such brilliance. Thank you Val for your incredibly poigniant recollection. Thank you for taking us back in time with you and your Grandfather to such a place; such a day.......

We stood in the parking lot across the other street from the restaurant and waited for the President. There were alot of people there. Abuelo stood there calmly, smelling like a gentleman and wearing his finely pressed white long sleeve guayabera. He held his paragua - umbrella - open above him to block the sun while I clamored about the crowd in search of a better view. When the President's motorcade arrived Abuelo and I looked at each other as if to say He's here, are you paying attention? with our eyes.

The term required reading would be a vast understatement.

Now, go back in time.

Comments

[A Recovering Liberal]

Gracias for pointing that out, Jim.

[BeeBee]

I wonder sometimes if it's my age, 52 years old, but I so appreciate when I read posts like this. Where, because of good writing, you can see it like it's happening now.

I've never commented on your blog before, read you since you started. From one Texan to another, thank you for some good reads.

[Val Prieto]

Thank you Jim. It's an honor to receive such a compliment from a darn good writer such as yourself.

I must say that my entry pretty much wrote itself. It was one of those where you feel your fingers on the keyboard while looking at the screen and the right words just seem to follow one another. I sat there reading it with a lump in my throat and watery eyes.

[quark2]

I've been noticing your posts at nicedoggie, acidman and masta' charles' lil'greenfootballs. Been meaning to follow up and check out your blog. Nice.
Oh yeah, I also checked out Beebees'. You both write beautifully. Maybe I'll take up blogging again. But right now, with my hands full taking care of an orphaned foal I'll just enjoy reading your wisdom, jokes and stories.
Y'all keep up the good writing.
It's nice to know there's other literate texicanius jacksonians online. :)