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Alfonso Arana


We spoke that day as I drove you home,
you tried in your broken English,
I in my broken Spanish.
Your poetic paintings
wordlessly move me.
Never have I 
met a more 
gentle
soul.


11/28/15
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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December 14, 2015 at 10:11 PM
JAMES, Congratulations on your favorite painter win. **SKAT**
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December 15, 2015 at 9:38 AM
Thanks for the visit SKAT.
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December 11, 2015 at 3:15 PM
Nicely written, James. And a lovely tribute to the artist. Congrats on your win. Sandra
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December 11, 2015 at 9:13 PM
Thanks Sandra
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December 11, 2015 at 2:21 PM
Wonderful write, James , congratulations on your win!!
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December 11, 2015 at 9:13 PM
Thank you Eve
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December 11, 2015 at 12:10 PM
Well done, James. congratulations.
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December 11, 2015 at 2:03 PM
Thanks for the visit Lin.
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December 11, 2015 at 11:49 AM
What a lovely tribute James:-) congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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December 11, 2015 at 2:03 PM
Thank you Jan.
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December 11, 2015 at 7:18 AM
Congratulations on the placement of the contest James.
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December 11, 2015 at 11:11 AM
Nayda, thank you so much for hosting the contest, learning about many new painters.
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December 11, 2015 at 11:05 AM
Thank you Nayda.
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December 3, 2015 at 5:34 PM
James, beautiful !!
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December 3, 2015 at 6:50 PM
Thank you BW
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December 3, 2015 at 3:55 PM
Just read below that he was your wife's family. Did he make lots of money as an artist? Sorry he passed away.
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December 3, 2015 at 4:45 PM
Thanks Andrea. Yes he was very close to my wife's parents. He lived in Paris half the year and San Juan the other half.
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December 3, 2015 at 3:54 PM
gosh, it sounds as if you knew this man. Did you?? This is marvelous, Ralph!
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November 30, 2015 at 10:53 AM
I must go look him up..very nice..BG
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November 30, 2015 at 12:20 PM
Thank you Barbara. He was a Puerto Rican/Mexican artist. He was my wife's cousin and very close to her family. He passed away a few years ago. I had the pleasure of seeing him several times and visiting his home in San Juan. A very gentle and nice man.
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