One Hundred Years of Solitude

brought the rose bushes back
to life, uprooted the weeds,
and planted ferns, oregano,
and begonias again in the pots
along the railing. She took
charge of a crew of
carpenters, locksmiths, and
masons, who filled in the
cracks in the floor, put doors
and windows back on their
hinges, repaired the furniture,
and white-washed the walls
inside and out, so that three
months after her arrival one