[Glenn Wright]

Hi, Susan—

I like this poem very much. You do a very impressive job of building your memorable scene by balancing contrasting images: calm/volatile, blue/blazing, summer/fall, people/geese, loneliness/companionship, mourning/smiling. The only thing I questioned was the title. It made me think at first that this was a ceremony in honor of el día de los muertos rather than a celebration of life for the N’s mother.

Glenn