# Midnight in the garden of good and evil - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil/ - Published: 2015-02-07T12:10:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout _“Bonaventure Cemetery…1 mile.”_ _ A small sign so indiscreetly placed along a simple highway that I missed it the first time. Not that I was looking for another cemetery to explore….until my brain kept telling me that this particular burial ground was from the book _[Midnight in the garden of Good and Evil](https://www.randomhouse.com/features/midnight/)_. So I entered, the wind lightly parting the Spanish Moss to reveal a dusty road leading to the Dead of Savannah. [[ The stone face of a haunted angel follows me as I step to and fro amongst the graves. She deals out peace to those of us with demons that are strong in a place such as this. [[ I hear the sounds of old jazz notes floating by, a piano’s keys are being softly tapped. The music is a calming demeanor as I read the names and dates on the tombstones. _1619-1693_ _1701-1703_ _1835-1906_ _ I find the numbers so finite, yet so mysterious. We go through this life only knowing one half of the final equation…. [[ leaving Georgia on my mind until I’m blue at 2 a.m. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Midnight%20in%20the%20garden%20of%20good%20and%20evil&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fmidnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…