La Chascona
The light is Pisco brandy aged in an oak barrel on the backstreets of Bellavista. A flute of champagne fizzes on a mosaic tile. She perches on a Fornasetti stool in the Summer Bar, her long legs crossed waiting for hora del coctel. Her hair is unruly red, curled like the paths that lead to secret portholes, incognito nooks. A gift – lapis lazuli necklace nestles against her breasts. Her tremulous face gazes out, eyebrows arched, lips pursed as if ready to sing a Sonato to the gilded mountains, while he remains silent like an hidalgo on a coat of arms. Jane Salmons Poet's note: La Chascona means wild-haired woman in Spanish. It is also the name of the house Pablo Neruda built for his lover Matilde Urrutia. Jane Salmons is a teacher living and working in Stourbridge in England. She is currently studying an MA in Creative Writing and has had poems published in various online magazines including ‘Ink, Sweat and Tears’ and ‘Algebra of Owls’. Aside from writing poetry, in her precious free time she enjoys photography and creating handmade photomontage collage.
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