Stumbling Upon Beauty
You have to forgive me
Been in the hospital
For 3 days now
With mi amor
Who has been
In a month
white uniforms
Calm colors familiar
I almost forgot I
Step on new
ground each day
Antiseptic smell
Broken by humanity
When what is taken
To relieve pain
Causes another
This day we should
Have flown out
Caught a wind gust
Soared high
Above streets
Yet remain another day
You have to forgive me
Going curbside to
Pick up a change of clothes
And share news of Miman
I don’t wish to rush back
My lovers call says
I will see you in a little bit
Gives me all I require to
venture further
You have to forgive me
Searching for food
Not from a machine
My little cafeteria on siesta
No huevo frite y aguacate
For me today
You have to forgive me
For strolling farther
Past La Deliciosa Pan Gourmet
Giant fresh almond cookies
And pastries that normally
Catch me no hook required
Restaurante Chino Feng Shou
Doors locked tight
Lo de Mami prepared foods
Themselves gone to lunch
Needing more than
convenience
More than
bocadillo de jamon
Than fruitas y verduras
You have to forgive me
For stumbling upon beauty
In these tight streets
More photos on my phone
A witness to my folly
Red shutter persona
Bougainvillea spilling
Multicolored tile
Splashing personality
On concrete walls
You have to forgive me
I like the new
The sleek styling of
Modern architecture
But love the old
Spanish Colonial
Ignites my heart
Has me imagining
Streets teeming
Acoustic sounds
The hustle and bustle
Of stories told
By candle light
And novels written
During summer heat
Where wind through
Open shutters the only relief
These streets bare
Except for cars
Packed one to another
Bought to fit parking spaces
Comfort taking a back seat
Yes I could wander for days
Among these streets
Watching for splashes of light
Looking for community
In the design
And while the Church may be
geographically in the center
Of this neighborhood in Palma
I imagine Ca’n Mona
Variets Mallorquin
May be the heart
It’s Seafood Paella
the required food
for the soul
Each week he says
They come for my specialty
In his broken English
As I utter my Spanish
thank yous
While the sign says
We are fighting
For survival and coexistence
Against short term tourism rent
I get another point of view
I know my wish is
not to exploit
Son Espanyolet
But to honor
To marvel in the beauty
Embrace these streets
I have never before walked
Stumbling upon beauty
GM
Son Espanyolet
Palma de Mallorca
Feb 26 2021
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