Death Of Manolete

There were women holding rosaries <br>On the day Manolete died <br>Teenage girls in soft white dresses <br>Standing silent peace respecting <br>Groups of boys held in their hands <br>The fragments of a shattered idol <br>The old men with their traditions challenged <br>Refrained from tears <br>Neck neck hook <br>Poles of wood <br>The Picadores stood eyes ablaze <br>To view brutal contest <br>In the vale of years <br>Courage unfailing <br>Agility exhausted <br>Youth entered challenge <br>Reached for title shelved <br>Patrons in attendance <br>To disarm a common myth <br>Homage played to the victor of immortality <br>Cloaked in bold tones <br>In the stockyard the beasts <br>Did climb their barriers <br>Bid by a frenzied ring <br>Bred for one purpose only <br>To die in man`s sport <br>Dash against his spindle <br>An instant fell to wounding <br>On the day <br>Swords penetrating <br>On the day <br>Torches igniting <br>On the day <br>Flower wreaths encircling <br>The day <br>On the day