SPAIN: Running on Borrowed Time
Winter sunrise in Madrid can come as late as 8:30 am, so children often set off for school in the dark. What the world calls a nation of night owls is really a nation living an hour ahead of its own daylight.
THE BATTLES OF JARAMA (A SON’S TRIBUTE)
JARAMA HILL (A SON’S TRIBUTE) . You didn’t march as soldiers should, Or stride with head held high. But strode with purpose in your face, Beneath the cloudless sky. . Your greatcoat bore the weight of Hades, Its shadow told of war, And ghostly columns of comrades’ past, […]
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