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Olor a Cuba

Alfredo at El Cafe Cubano has a wonderful post, "Olor a Cuba". It's a gift, evoking the essence of Cuba, its heart and soul, always with you, no matter your distance from the island. An excerpt:

El del jazmin del cabo en la noche...El del rocío oliendo a esencia del alma...El del frijol "colorao" y el frijol negro humeando en la cocina...El de la carne de cerdo asándose entre hojas de guayaba o plátano...El del mar salpicando la piel en el Malecón de La Habana...El del agua de violeta de los bebes...El de las sábanas almidonadas, azuleadas y planchadas de nuestrasabuelas...

Update: Unfortunately, Francisco Umbral's wonderful poem is no longer available at El Cafe Cubano, instead, you will find links to the poem here.

Go now, and read it here.

1 comment to Olor a Cuba

  • Boccaccio

    Unas letras bellas. Por tantas razones leo este blog diariamente -- porque me hace pensar, porque me hace reir, porque me muestra fotografias de una epoca que ya no existe, y por las letras, ya sea Val citando a Marti o Ziva citando al "Olor a Cuba." Con todo el respeto a los editores, permitanme felicitarlos.