a morning in Alcazaba

alhambra bowl

This morning I am back in Granada, I am walking among orange trees on the Alhambra, water both seen and unseen, the sound of it everywhere, the scent of lemon blossom and old stone. I am listening to Estrella Morente sing of the palace and fortress of Alcazaba, her voice an embodiment of deep song, the flamenco we heard and loved in a cave at Sacromonte last week. I am back in Granada in a small room with wooden shutters, the pomegranate trees filled with small birds, sunlight on the cypresses, I am listening to Estrella Morente, I am awake but dreaming, the music filling the room, which is this one, and that one. This afternoon I will fill the little bowl from Granada with olives, remembering the silver leaves on every hillside.

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