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I'm sorry about that, Paul. I can see your comment here on the post, so it looks like it worked. Can you tell me what happened? I'm not sure how Substack set up comments, but I can look into it to see what I can do to help.
Really enjoyed this post and the conversation between two fellow ex Falmouthonians.
The moon images are fascinating and walking through magical nature grounded on our earth seems a unique way of engaging with such a powerful force.
I wrote a book about walking across Spain 10 years ago. Through such an adventure I was able to see the influence of , what Federico Garcia Lorca termed "Duende",on the culture of such a diverse country.
Duende can be seen as a spirit or life-force that is represented in Spanish life and culture. Lorca talked of those moon-frozen heads that Zurburan painted, the yellows of butter and lightening in the work of El Greco and the electricity that flowed from the ground up into the extended form of the flamenco dancer.
Lorca, through his own writing in his Romancero Gitano, echoed the gypsy´s voice of his beloved Andalucia and personified the totemic symbols of his childhood, in particular the awesome power of the moon and the respect in which it was held.
All this washed over me as 20 year old student in Granada though I would walk up to the Plaza San Nicolas on clear dark evenings and look out over the black waters of the Darro glinting below as the moon hovered over the Alhambra opposite.
I tried to find Laurie Lee before and Lorca is long gone so if I were to wander along the dusty olive-lined byways of the Granadino countryside bathed in the light of the moon, I might ask Lucy, again a fellow Falmouth graduate , to walk with me. She is a young free spirit used to roaming the lands of old Cornwall and England in the company of fairies and mythological creatures and connecting with Robert Macfarlane¨s Old Ways.
Lorca on the moon from his work ¨Bodas de Sangre¨
Ay Luna sola¡ Luna de los verdes hojas¡ Llena de jazmines de sangre¡
HI Paul, that's absolutely lovely. Thanks for sharing with us. I've haven't been to the places in Spain that you talk about but you paint a wonderful picture. Beautiful words from Lorca, too. Thanks again!
I'm sorry about that, Paul. I can see your comment here on the post, so it looks like it worked. Can you tell me what happened? I'm not sure how Substack set up comments, but I can look into it to see what I can do to help.
Sarah and Rob
Really enjoyed this post and the conversation between two fellow ex Falmouthonians.
The moon images are fascinating and walking through magical nature grounded on our earth seems a unique way of engaging with such a powerful force.
I wrote a book about walking across Spain 10 years ago. Through such an adventure I was able to see the influence of , what Federico Garcia Lorca termed "Duende",on the culture of such a diverse country.
Duende can be seen as a spirit or life-force that is represented in Spanish life and culture. Lorca talked of those moon-frozen heads that Zurburan painted, the yellows of butter and lightening in the work of El Greco and the electricity that flowed from the ground up into the extended form of the flamenco dancer.
Lorca, through his own writing in his Romancero Gitano, echoed the gypsy´s voice of his beloved Andalucia and personified the totemic symbols of his childhood, in particular the awesome power of the moon and the respect in which it was held.
All this washed over me as 20 year old student in Granada though I would walk up to the Plaza San Nicolas on clear dark evenings and look out over the black waters of the Darro glinting below as the moon hovered over the Alhambra opposite.
I tried to find Laurie Lee before and Lorca is long gone so if I were to wander along the dusty olive-lined byways of the Granadino countryside bathed in the light of the moon, I might ask Lucy, again a fellow Falmouth graduate , to walk with me. She is a young free spirit used to roaming the lands of old Cornwall and England in the company of fairies and mythological creatures and connecting with Robert Macfarlane¨s Old Ways.
Lorca on the moon from his work ¨Bodas de Sangre¨
Ay Luna sola¡ Luna de los verdes hojas¡ Llena de jazmines de sangre¡
HI Paul, that's absolutely lovely. Thanks for sharing with us. I've haven't been to the places in Spain that you talk about but you paint a wonderful picture. Beautiful words from Lorca, too. Thanks again!