2022

chez moi the new year arrives in time zones

it announces itself first in Europe

Germans have a good expression for it:

Guten Rutsch!

it literally means slipping into the new year

Brazilians say "boa virada"

both expressions imply transition

for those with their heart in multiple places

time unfolds in waves of emotions and memories

with shifting midnights

traditions that are lost in translation

like the Brazilian tradition of wearing white

even if it is freezing outside

we step into the new year with the right foot

just in case

and bring white roses to Iemanjá

because oceans are timeless

and Iemanjá does not believe in borders