Saturday, September 30, 2017

Saudades

Saudades for Portugal and the Azores.  I miss being there, i miss being there in person to talk to my family & be there for them.  To see things with my own eyes and to hugs with my own arms.

Never does the ocean seem so vast as when you are missing people across the waters.

Even the devastation in Puerto Rico from the hurricanes, I cannot imagine knowing that my family was suffering and I was stuck and unable to help.  I worry that it is always a matter of time, until our own number comes up, until we are each hit by our own earthquakes and fires.

Portugal, my family and friends, I miss you. 

My heart aches.