Xaile de Silêncio

Soubeste a cama estreita das varinas 

A malga, o beijo, o sono das colheitas 

O vulto dos amantes nas esquinas 

Que xaile de silêncio nos deixaste 

 Que forma tão estranha de viver 

Ó voz que ardes na sombra, espinho e haste 

Lenço acenando em cada

Misia, Xaile de Silêncio

The Shawl of Silence is a title of a song by portuguese fado singer Misia.  I suits the photos taken in a cold, Belgian castle, where there was just silence, spider nets and me trying to hide in the folds of my Jewish shawl. 

Tired, sleepy, being an apparition, looking best with my eyes closed, ultimately dreaming of wolves again, sleepy, cold, looking older every day, ultimately dreaming so much, that I don't want to wake up, sleepy.


Que forma tan extraña de vivir.

Photos by Jan Ros