There are sweeping views

from the Gardens of Montjuic,

a city of coral

streaming as far as the sea,

constellations of migrating birds,

spirals of dragonflies,

night, music and stars

webbed in red, blue and black.

They held the balance –

canvases of connection

in the face of war –

carob trees, animals and insects,

emblems of hope

still holding back the melt

of Spain’s corners. 


Notes:

In response to Joan Miro’s The Nightingale’s Song at Midnight and the Morning Rain

(Constellations Series) 1940. Miro Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.