Alhambra

Leaf 119 – Reflections

 

Childe Hassam - The Alhambra (1883)

This tanka poem follows on from Leaf 90, which inadvertently went somewhat awry. It’s another attempt at painting a word picture of a very beautiful place; distilling scents, sounds and sights into a short verse.

 

 

ALHAMBRA

 

Soft sound of water,

sweet scent of celinda,

under red brick arcades

– sunlight shimmering gold,

across amber and azure tiles.

 

 

 

 

Celinda (Philadelphus coronarius)