Archive for the ‘Bowler Hat’ Tag

Bolivian Grandma with Grandchild   6 comments

Bolivian Grandma with Grandchild — Image by kenne

Your bowler hat sits
like a quiet defiance—
not loud, not pleading,
simply present.

The child leans into you,
a question not yet spoken:
Will I have to fight as you did?

You tighten the shawl—
your answer
is warmth.

— kenne

Cholitas Woman Going To See Her Granddaughter   6 comments

Cholitas Woman — Images by kenne

It’s a short boat ride
connecting two peninsulas
in Lake Titicaca.

Wrapped in a woolen shawl
she proudly holds her
velvet bowler hat.

Her family waits
in the plaza next to
an Inca God statue

where family members
line up for picture taking
with grandma holding baby.

Until a decade ago
Cholitas women were
banned from public places.

— kenne