The Magic of Hacienda de los Morales

The Magic
of
Hacienda de los Morales

A candle glow of light and shadow
Casting patterns on her cheek
Flicker and flame for you to feel
Seductive dreams to which to yield.

Colonnades and vaulted ceilings
Bougainvilleas on cast iron railings
Whispered splendour of bygone days
Drifted in mind like a haze

Lost in reveries of starlit nights
Of women of nobility and their maids
Of rustle of silk and braided tassels
And gentlemen of stature with their vassals.

When your mind did roam unrestrained
You heard Manuel de Falla's musical strains
The magic was there for you to find
If you liked music of the Spanish kind.

It was not just food, nor just wine
It was the right mood that captured your mind.
There was something special in the Mexican air
Which let your thoughts float without a care.

Dream like moments are one of a kind
In reality they are hard to find
But, the magic of Hacienda de los Morales
Will stay in my mind as a gentle caress.

~ Krishna ~

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