I suppose everyone in Melbourne would agree that this summer has not been particularly 'summery'. All this rain! Let’s hope we get some sunshine soon. From my Dad's book La Tarde Festejada (The celebrated afternoon):
RAIN (Lluvia)
It is raining in broad daylight.
It is incredible: in broad daylight.
It is incredible: in broad daylight.
What was an insignificant shower
falls abundant now
wrapped in winds
that run around like crazy
on the clay roofs.
falls abundant now
wrapped in winds
that run around like crazy
on the clay roofs.
I see from my window
the way the water hits
the reddish covers
and those of crystal
and attempts to destroy the roses.
There is a frightening noise,
the shadow covers the terrace.
The birds retire in their cages,
the night has fallen for them.
the way the water hits
the reddish covers
and those of crystal
and attempts to destroy the roses.
There is a frightening noise,
the shadow covers the terrace.
The birds retire in their cages,
the night has fallen for them.
The sun fights against the adversity
of this contradictory situation.
of this contradictory situation.
But it does not win the competition,
the night arrives first
with its real shadows.
the night arrives first
with its real shadows.
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