Nieve (Snow)

As the train leaves the tunnel
Gasps come from the passengers
Small white flakes cover palm trees and football pitches
Wide brown Spanish eyes snap pictures with mobile phones
“Que guay!” (“How cool!”)
“Que guapa!” (“How pretty!”)
Young girls smile as old men giggle
A woman draws a face on the condensation

Exiting the train at Montgat Nord
Salt water waves mixes with snow-white beaches
Shoes get soaked crossing the street
Wet feet slip up the long stairway
A cold face sees

Little children throwing snowballs on la rambla turo
Parents building snowmen outside the bakery
Grandmothers smiling at screaming grandchildren from the balconies
Already bad Spanish drivers
Crawl along the autopista
In Fiats and Seats and Fords

On entering the school
A teacher remarks
“If I wanted snow,
I would have stayed in England”

Let it snow

Let it snow

Let is snow