CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT THE CONSIGNMENT SHOPPE

“Feliz Navidad”, to quick smiles and
nervous laughter at lamo Spanish
uttered to ninos & ninas of brown
skin that Tanning Salon habitués
would die for and their madres
in brown and grey forsaking the
colors of their Mexican and
Honduran and Ecuadoran cultures,
or whatever ‘ans they are from
these,“Ladies of Gaudaloupe”
and their children of today
who view their parents as
yesterday and tomorrow as
new and different and translating
and having become “American”
eyeing used and donated toys
and games and stuffed animals
sold and attended-to by white
haired women with names of
Smith and Taylor who always
smile their Christian smiles and
must be viewed as “THE”
American “blanco”, white
Christian culture afar and
apart from Iglesias Catolico,
no matter, the children are
here and the memories they
will share with their children
of immigrant days
Christmas shopping at
the Consignment Shoppe.


©TPuma/XmasXII