Grandma Catalina's funeral

Grandma Catalina's Funeral: 

I was 5-years-old

When I went to my Grandma's funeral 

In the little town of Bernalillo, 

In the Land of Enchantment, 

New Mexico, 

USA.

I remember standing 

Next to my aunt Lourdes, 

At  Our Lady of Sorrows

Catholic church.

 

She held my hand

As I watched the priest 

Sprinkle holy water on 

My grandma's coffin, 

And then he sprinkled 

Holy water on

The congregation.

 

A single drop 

Landed 

On my tia Lourdes's 

Nose. 

That drop gave me a 

Glistening wink

While it just hung 

On the tip of her nose 

Without dripping off.

 

I watched

And waited 

For it to fall.

But it just continued

To hang and 

Wink.

  

I wondered 

Why

My tia Lourdes

Did not 

Wipe 

It 

Off.