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I went to the St. Dominic’s Fair today
On this such a dazzling day
The cerise sun was casting its ruddy glow on the AmberSky Wheel
Whilst I was looking for a personalised colour within
First, I found it in the celestial blue sky
With snow-white clouds adorning all that
Nature
Having the big boastful blast
In red, green, orange, and yellow peppers
Tempting me with its spicy flavour
Yet I turned away from it
Towards white grapes and honeydew melons
In their pale green appearance
In the white flesh
It was more my taste
But not exactly what I was here for
*
And the ruby wind whispered incantations
Mirroring the worshippers’ prayers
In the magenta circle of life
With chartreuse green woven into the scenery
*
After I stopped by the red cherry tomatoes
My favourite, so I bought them without a thought
The man behind the stand looked at me suspiciously
As if I were just an ordinary thief
Stealing the look of the limes, citrons, and lemons
With their sour green and yellow
So, in order not to confuse anyone
I bought them as well – that was my price
For looking so enviously at all that
Colours captured in the cartwheel of life
Where red is the proper queen
Of raspberries, strawberries, and cranberries
Ripen in a perfect harmony
With Phoenician purple of blackberries, blueberries, and grapes
Grown in the garden’s shade
For more than seven centuries
*
And the ruby wind whispered incantations
Mirroring the worshippers’ prayers
In the magenta circle of life
With chartreuse green woven into the scenery
*
Finally, I got to the point
Where I could profitably use my skills
To choose an artistic metalwork
Along with the stained glass chandeliers
Amber, felt, glass, leather, shell, and silver jewellery
Kashubian ceramics, Czech glassware, Oriental furs and carpets
English fabrics, Gypsy pottery, and Gdańsk vodka
And even some kind of strange pyramid trinket
With an emerald green insect seized in amber
Followed by the sepia photographs
Snatching the moments of time
From the market with fish, wood, coal, hay, and smell
Of the Toruń gingerbread
Along with grilled sausages and dumplings
Country bread with lard and pickled cucumber
Savoured with the sauerkraut stew, beer, and shashlik
*
And the ruby wind whispered incantations
Mirroring the worshippers’ prayers
In the magenta circle of life
With chartreuse green woven into the scenery
*
There was always an artistic culture left for last
Hidden behind the tall walls and waiting for its turn
In the dark ages of the society
Having little in common with it
Whilst history served it hard
With a sabre, homicide, and maraud
Later laughed up their sleeves
With acrobats and jugglers, circus and theatre performers
With the courteous addition of world-renowned painters
Kossak, Witkacy, Matejko, Boznańska
Podkowiński, Pruszkowski, and Wyspiański
All united together true masters of colour
Daring to mix and match smoked sienna and ultramarine
Paris blue, cyan, and light ochre
For a flawless representation of the enclosing world
Slowly dissolving into the darkness of history
*
And the ruby wind whispered incantations
Mirroring the worshippers’ prayers
In the magenta circle of life
With chartreuse green woven into the scenery
*
7 May 2021
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