qotd

There are nine different words in Maya for the color blue in the comprehensive Porrua Spanish-Maya Dictionary but just three Spanish translations, leaving six butterflies that can be seen only by the Maya, proving beyond a doubt that when a language dies, six butterflies disappear from the consciousness of the earth. — Earl Shorris

Tears

What are tears for? That’s my question for today. Or tonight. Whichever comes first. So many things. So many definitions. And I know most of them. I just don’t want to think about the words.