My daughter was planning
a vacation there, entranced
by the vivid excess
of Antoni Gaudi
who became an adjective,
as opposed to Frank Lloyd Wright
whose works are an anachronism.
She wears black, sleek with feathers,
perched on neo-gothic heels
with platforms. She will become
an architect but won’t drive.
At fourteen I was driving
without a license. A van
beckoned boldly – adventure
writ at once large and cozy.
I sang Long Cool Woman
in a Black Dress, Saturday
in the Park. Her favorite
is Leviathan from The Tenth
Sub Level of Suicide –
“Who’s the killer?” when vans
are weapons of destruction
and Barcelona becomes
one more place not to go.
Read More:
Barcelona attack: four suspects fail court after van driver is shot dead [The Guardian]
Tourist tells how he comforted dying boy on Las Ramblas after horror Barcelona van attack [News.com.au]
Barcelona attack is worst in a day of violence in Spain [CNN]
Vera Ignatowitsch is a poetry addict from Toronto. Her poems have been published in a variety of publications, including New Verse News, The Lyric, and San Pedro River Review.
