Tag: Bogota

  • The ups and downs of childhood

    The ups and downs of childhood

    And he understood that having reached the peak, you invariably descend once again   That makeshift swing had been made by his Dad, surely with more love than luxuries. He built the seat from an old, worn down wooden board, polished from so much use over the years. Patiently he handcrafted it lovingly in his spare time. Once…

  • Lunch in the pine tree’s shade

    Lunch in the pine tree’s shade

    And so, the today is impregnated with that yesterday Many years went by. During many afternoons on Saturday, they loved to share lunch, sitting together beneath the shade of their beloved tree. They would place an enormous, brightly coloured table cloth in the midst of the green grass in the clearing.. There in the cool…

  • Together in life

    And with the cutting edge of his sharp imagination, he left a testimony of his passing through this life                  A few years before, in that same pine tree, they had once built a swing. In some way, that old pine tree became an important part of the small family’s…

  • Free passes to the circus

    Free passes to the circus

    How many unforgettable moments in that house on the branches of the old pine tree That conversation took place, the day when they were busy building his hidden tree house, in the highest branches of one of the tallest trees near the road, scarcely two hundred yards from the road, but still, perfectly hidden and concealed…

  • A tiny circus entertainer

    A tiny circus entertainer

    And for each and everyone, fate is determined each and every day As time went by, his parents grew used to watching him walk all the unimaginable heights the boy found in his path, and this, with an impeccable equilibrium. There was no doubt, as to the natural gift he had been endowed with, for it…