“Sunset in Seville” by Antonio Machado, Spain (1875-1939)

The orange trees breathe fire and shade,

As twilight softly turns to jade.

My shadow stretches long and thin—

A quiet end, where songs begin.

From A Poem A Day: All Continental Europe

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