Laughing Like A Birthday Cake

A poem about the Spanish painter Goya today. (I included a Goya self-portrait in this post and a drawing that I hope wasn't a self-portrait here.)


excerpt of Candle Hat
by Billy Collins

...He appears to be smiling out at us as if he knew
we would be amused by the extraordinary hat on his head
which is fitted around the brim with candle holders,
a device that allowed him to work into the night.

You can only wonder what it would be like
to be wearing such a chandelier on your head
as if you were a walking dining room or concert hall.

You can read the rest here.

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