Departed to the judgment,
A mighty afternoon ;
Great clouds like ushers leaning,
Creation looking on.
The flesh surrendered, cancelled,
The bodiless begun ;
Two worlds, like audiences, disperse
And leave the soul alone.
Emily Dickinson
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| Tubac was the first European settlement in Arizona, founded in 1752. Today, it is both a state park and an artists' colony. I began with a visit to a cemetery which both mirrors and reflects the older culture and peoples. |
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| Homage to the University of Arizona, along with a contemporary headstone, and the color of Hispanic culture. |
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| The Virgin, safe from storms, providing her protection and love... |
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| This hand-crafted crucifix is intended to lay horizontal with the earth, rather than rise to the heavens. |
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| From her austere northern room, I wonder what Emily Dickinson would have thought of this brilliant color. |
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| A canopy to protect Jesus who offers solace |
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| Not all is colorful |
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| Nor always marked with other than local stones, placed by non-professional hands.... |
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| A small mausoleum |
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| Carefully whitewashed, with a heavy door.... |
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| Note the date, and the remnants of the hand-carved crucifix. |
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| Over fourscore years |
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| Marked only by nature |
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| Horses |
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| Even here, a chain link fence encloses...or excludes.... |
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| Was it a sad Christmas? |
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| Or a loving celebration of a life that has Departed -- |
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