From Madrid, with Love

We ramble through the city
That has been an absent part of my life for many years,
Through winding streets that ought to be known but are yet to be seen,
We wander through, discovering with mirthful tears what is and what has been.


Labyrinths beneath the surface is where they city is run from
with steaming gaping holes where the wonders await,
Shuffling past and through in order to feel the breeze and continue with joyful gait.
Raising our faces to the sky so as to drink in the new area, the new micro world into which we unfurl.


Parallel to the normal routine
That is your life within this city
Suddenly you stumble across a whole world before unseen,
But now we take advantage of the chance to explore and immerse ourselves in discovering the nitty gritty.


The city that has followed you for so long
And never before did you stop to ponder it,
love it for its secrets and street performer’s song.
But now we take advantage and breathe in the night as it is inviting and lit.


It takes outsiders for you to stop and appreciate
All that it has to offer – night and day,
A curious outsider with insatiable thirst who cannot wait,
In order for one to look with new eyes and leave the old out of the way.


A weekend full of walking the streets,
letting them guide you through the winter atmosphere
and finding ones way just listening to the cities beats…
Each new spot discovered, unwrapped and enjoyed on the tourism tier.


It took a weekend full of walking the streets with newcomers
For me to rediscover the city I was born within.
To realize the secrets its walls hold and become one of its admirers,
one for whom witnessing its life is no longer left to chance or whim.


I loved to remember the impromptu life
That springs forth at every turn,
And with the crisp winter sun there is no strife,
only the option to soak in the good and the better yet to learn.


A weekend brimming with peels of laughter
Is the perfect mate with which to discover a city so ignored,
so taken for granted lest it cause that smile that is so sought after.
The city has spun its web and as its charm reels me in I follow in accord.