Perfect Pearls and Baroque Pearls

     Perfect Pearls and Baroque Pearls

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The rivers of Granada and of Spain

Above it, like the Guadalquivir, feed

Naranjas and olives, leave a stain

Of beauty in the hearts that Spaniards need,

And tinge especially the cores of men

Whom women have left tattered, sí. those fools,

Those guapos.  Hurtful like the Saracen

The señoritas use their charms as tools

Of torture, Iron Maidens they, their shapes

And eyes like blackest pearls.  The shoulders move

Above witch hips.  Black tresses on their napes

Cast spells and ruined men cannot reprove.

  The Carmens sing in mezzo taunts that thrill

    And rack, enough to make los hombres kill.

~ Phillip Whidden

by phillipw | Apr 5, 2025 | BI, CA | 0 comments