Today is Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
Emily Dickinson, was a great a poet, but I doubt she had any contact with Latinx culture. Most likely, she never rode a bicycle, either. So, when she penned
Because I could not stop for Death--
I don't think she had this in mind:
Enjoy the day!
the bench the observer is sitting on is sort of in tune with the skeleton on the bike; it's cleverly constructed but looks pretty uncomfortable... how's the healing up going?
ReplyDeletei just noticed that the bike the skeleton is on doesn't seem to have brakes whereas the other one has rod brakes: perhaps a subtle comment on a properly equipped bike?
ReplyDeleteMud--My recovery is going well. Thanks for asking.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how much the skeleton and observer were thinking about technical details. As for the skeleton on the brakeless bike: That might confirm some people's belief about what will happen to them if they ride brakeless. I did--on my fixed-gear bike, anyway--for years, though I now have brakes on my "fixie."