Snowman in Madrid, by M. Mickenberg
The Volunteer for Liberty, V. 2, No. 3, January 29, 1938
Morris Mickenberg, Still from With The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain.
SNOWMAN IN MADRID
Franco, Franco,
Generalissimo,
The little kids are making you
Of effigies in snow.
Of you, Franco,
Generalissimo!
They’re making you and mocking you
With ordinary snow.
You know, Franco,
Generalissimo,
If little kids mix hate and fun –
You know how they will grow.
Franco, Franco,
Generalissimo!
Command your cannon’s hardest steel
To strike and lay them low!
If not Franco,
Generalissimo,
It happens as the sun comes up –
You melt as does the snow.
