For a Long Lost Espanya

O how 
Ruefully I pine
For a long lost 
Espanya,
What I wouldn't give,
To be young again...
And happy as I was back then...

Maria, 
full of peace 
Do you remember
Francis Albert
Sing songs of Tom Jobim 
That mournful afternoon...
Happy as you were back then...

O for 
that wide-eyed 
Impression of yours,
Paquita 
La de Murcia 
Of your beloved Marilyn...
Happy as you were back then...

O how 
Ruefully I pine
For a long lost 
Espanya,
What I wouldn't give,
To be young again...
And happy as I was back then...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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