<p>This posthumous collection of poems by the renowned Spanishpainter Vicente Pascual may be considered a revelation of the&ldquo;secret&rdquo; of his craft. We discover that at the heart of his acclaimed paintings lies a musicality inextricably bound to &ldquo;the good wine&rdquo; of mystical insight. In Vicente&rsquo;s poems, which have been translated lovingly and painstakingly by his close friends and colleagues, and which are here published with the original Spanish, we are given therare gift of a clear, timeless voice articulating the essence of perennialand universal metaphysics. Life, death, and love intertwine playfullyin his verse, blending like living colours on a canvas, drawing thereader into the contemplative heart shared by poetry and the visualarts</p>