immediately after Suspended in my story Gathering Buttercups:
Lance held out his hand, “we should get going.”
Kate stood and locked her fingers with his, ambling behind until they reached the Malecon.
“Do we have time?” Kate asked pointing toward the sculptures along the promenade.
Without waiting she dropped his hand and moved toward her favorite, La Nostaligia. Lance watched her reach out to the bronze statue and then turn to him, “I don’t think you know what you mean to me” she whispered but stopped when his eyes flickered with a promise she wasn’t making.
She laid her hand on his chest, “No Lance, Faith. Not devotion.”
“La Nostalgia” (“Nostalgia”) by Ramiz Barquet, 1984
One of the most popular sculptures in town, Barquet’s “Nostalgia” is a tribute to his relationship with his wife, the painter Nelly Barquet. The two planned to marry when they were young, but they lost touch, married other people, and each had children. After twenty-seven years, Ramiz and Nelly finally met again in Mexico and married. The sculpture depicts the silhouettes of two people sitting side-by-side and looking in the same direction toward the city.
Of Lillies and Remains by Bauhus
This week over at Lance’s blog the song was one I was not familiar with, at all. But like I do with these songs, I read the lyrics and took what I could from it. In this song I saw a man loving a woman who is still out of his reach.
Yep, sounds about right.
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Every time I read ‘leave your own cupcake’ I see your face and smile and then forget what I was going to say
What a crazy time it has been around these parts, I could do with a week or two to catch up from last year!
and also … thinking of you this awareness week, look at our lives, so very blessed!
I’m laughing because I love your interpretation and thinking the dude who wrote the song, the great Peter Murphy, would like in too.
First of all, you started with my name, in lit form so this means it;s my favorite entry of the week. That’t the extent of my ego.
I love their chemistry. well done, K
“flickered with a promise she wasn’t making.” That one touched me. Close.
AND, you even edumacated me a touch – nicely done!
Beautifully done, and I love knowing about the sculpture!!! That ties everything in so nicely!
Sounds like a gorgeous spot, and I’m glad she sees that he doesn’t understand.
Hope will out!