i.
Fountains spill crisp
coconut's fresh-split
white against strawberries
waterway bound upon
cobble-clatter,
chattering history about
eager ears, pressing
romance into winsome eyes.
ii.
Gondolas transport
essence to sixth century
canals where Casanova
dances freely about lace
and slow-sipped wine;
illusion warms flushed skin
to revel with delight.
iii.
Definitions spray
eclectic epistles before
lapis and gold mosaics
lined cathedral walls;
aerosol ghosts dusting
baroque buildings --
a traveler's bittersweet.
iv.
I am captured;
breathless amid ancient
beauty and modern scribble
as consistent sun presses
her gold twilight into
St. Mark's Square.
Pamela A. Lamppa
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