Sketch of the Day: La Boca
The above sketch was inspired by a visit to the neighborhood of La Boca in Buenos Aires, specifically the area of it known as Caminito.
La Boca
Next to the murky waters
of an old port canal
we walk on cobblestone
through corrugated tin colors.
Accordians and meaty grills
waft in the damp air.
Vendors line the streets
selling tourist trinkets.
I look for something
amidst the pulsing square.
Something that isn’t frill.
Finally I find it
hovering like a ghost
in the reverence
of an old man
and his polished violin.