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
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