What Is That Painted All Over the Buildings?

<p>Graffiti all over the buildings, Oh my!</p> <p>How can they let this go on?</p> <p>The colors covering spaces we walked by,</p> <p>Miss-matched browns would have covered each one,</p> <p>If we were in the States, that is,</p> <p>For graffiti is not condoned.</p> <p>But in Espa&ntilde;a it&rsquo;s encouraged, it &lsquo;tis,</p> <p>Because it was there wherever we roamed.</p> <p>A friend in Valencia said to me,</p> <p>&ldquo;I love to see all the folk art around.&rdquo;</p> <p>&ldquo;The what?&rdquo; I asked, wondering what I&rsquo;d missed.</p> <p>Was there a gallery to be found?</p> <p>&ldquo;The art on the buildings at the streets you&rsquo;ve paced,&rdquo;</p> <p>Was his soft appreciative sigh.</p> <p>&ldquo;Are you talking about the graffiti?&rdquo; I asked,</p> <p>Astounded by his odd reply.</p> <p>&ldquo;Yes, the street art, or the folk art, we call it here,</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-power-of-poetry/what-is-that-painted-all-over-the-buildings-cef7254a3210"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>