Oh That I Could Be

I’ve walked among its people, tasted foods: paella, soups, *horchata, and so much more. I’ve visited Retiro Park, seen art in sculptures on its streets that I adore. I’ve visited its shops and restaurants where dancers of flamenco hypnotize, its rings for fighting bulls, its theaters. These things I got to see with my own eyes. I’ve taken buses all around Madrid and learned so much there. Oh, that I could be a youth again, enjoying its romance and all its sites so beautiful to me! *horchata is a special drink in summertime. It tasted to me like a watermelon smoothie,nothing like Mexican horchata made of rice milk. Spain’s is made from the roots of a plant called sledge. Jan. 1, 2023 For the Take Me There Poetry Contest of Margarita Lillico