FUENTE DE LOS OCHO CAÑOS

FUENTE DE LOS OCHO CAÑOS

Eight mouths stuck
in a wall of ochre
nurtured as by a miracle
by a wondrous flood of water
where the pilgrim
—head bowed piously—
stretches his hands
and prays:
“Pure and clear water,
take from me more
than only this thirst.”

GERMAIN DROOGENBROODT
From “The Ephemeral Flower Of Time”
* Fountain in Ronda, Spain, with 8 taps