adding a note that Pharmakeia’s triptych, especially the part entitled “big girl”, was written in response to this glorious depiction of a windmill and the accompanying poetry; because without the windmill (glorious) a reader might miss the Don Quixote tether, and the thought of that made me sad.
i first read Cervantes' novel in college; Madonna and Man of La Mancha are both nostalgic cultural moments from my childhood; Pharmakeia reaches for the latter—
I see heaven when I see thee, Dulcinea
And thy name is like a prayer
An angel whispers, Dulcinea, Dulcinea!
presently weeping luteal for an old man’s impossible dream. happy pmdd! <3
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