"Hello people now, smile at your brother everybody get together and love one another right now." Now where can you find today lyrics like that? Don't seem to hear them in English. I do hear some music in Spanish that is intense. And you are wondering from where exactly. Of course, from the beautiful island of enchantment in the Carribean, the one and only, Puerto Rico, Borinquen! That is why we puertoricans call each other Boricuas, because Borinquen was the original name of the island when the Taino indians lived there... until Columbus decided to come and change things around a bit...
La tierra de borinquen donde e nacido yo.... The earth of borinquen where I was born....
Es un jardin florido de majico esplendor... A flower garden in its maximum splendor..
Those are words of the Puerto Rican national anthem. I feel so very puertorican tonight! I seldon drink wine, but tonight I felt so happy I stopped at the Liquor Store on Coral Way as I was leaving Brickell Avenue where I work. I told the clerk behind the counter that I wanted a good red wine. He pointed to a gentleman that was surrounded by a table with cheeses, fruits and many wines from Spain, the mother land. I told him I used to know about wines but lost interest and that I wanted him to pick it for me. He did and here I am having a glass of Sentido 2006 Robera del Duero. Sounds strange but this wine is very smooth and light and I can taste the wood barrell it was stored in, if that is possible. I do not consider myself a connoisseur but this is nice. You sip it slowly and just cover your tongue with the nectar of the grapes and it lights up your mouth. What a great thing when one wants to relax and celebrate life. Brie cheese on the side and Gala apples which are my favorite, and I always have berries! Strawberries, rasberries when I can afford them, blueberries, and blackberries. When I grow up I want to have an orchard of berries! HA!
I did not write last night because I was very tired and had to take care of some business. Just wanted to share with you, if any of you are reading, my state of mind! I am very happy and satisfied with my life today! Re-entered the work force this week after being out for 3 weeks and they did not fire me... even though at times my boss would stir inside and ask me questions different ways to get me to answer what he wanted... well they say it takes 21 days to undo anything so my job skills were great but my people skills with difficult people were not! That I did not miss. But I am also very thankful that I am employed and with a great job for Miami!
So I lift my glass to you and say YES to life and to my speedy recovery which is feeling pretty good at this point. I have been going through life changing experiences and had not felt really happy as I am feeling today since the beginning of last year.
PEACE OUT!
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Nice blog post.
ReplyDeleteI don't drink...so that interesting to read how you taste wine. Very informative and vivid.
I'm glad to read that on that day you were feeling better and more vibrant than you had in a while. It's good to get back from the darkness....