chagall backdrop

Such a lonely song
keeps riffing through my head
tells a story
of love won
and love lost
and sought to be
won again

A Spaniard in matador
dress sets the stage
the mood is Trompe-l’œil

nothing’s real
though everything
matters

triplets cascade
to tell
the story

slip
slide
away

liquid phrases
melt in caramel
another time
when the world
was want

bulky caravan
advances
on the
sirocco

make love
here in the sand
in the overlooked dunes

are you really concerned babe
about what they’ll say
when it’s just me and you
facing new days?

love
reeks
strong

© Carlos Chagall, 2013