8.4.12

Image: The original Iwo Jima memorial at Harlingen,

used to make the cast for the one in Washington

50) I held the door as she walked through

And she got a surprise because

When she said "gracias", I said "bienvendos"

Was she thinking as she smiled

'Here's a Gringo that knows our lingo"

Written near Harlingen my first attempt at Spanish

(not my last).