at Chiesa Nuova
1:30 in the sun
afternoon begun
we get away
in roar and soft speak
voices, buses, motorinos erupt city air
between buildings there
on Corso Vittorio
faraway together
Rome February fair weather
taking it in
our vitamin D
then at once the ragazzi start
to depart the sun
leaving the heart
of the city
this pretty mid week
mid day some hug
touch cheeks wave
or simply smile away
Chiesa Nuova means new church, a few hundred years old
mottorini - are motor scooters
Corso Vittorio is a main street through the center of Rome
Ragazzi - means young people
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
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Hi Jack,
There are wonderful lines in this poem, like "in roar and soft speak..." Thank you for the language lesson, and reminding me there are places where something new is a few hundred years old. I'd love to live in a place with that sense of history.
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