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Venice |
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Master Senior Member
since 1999-08-18
Posts 1867Boston, MA 
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Every time there is silence you hear a space bar,-- Venice. The only setbacks of this place are The knots in your veins which slow the blood. And every street here, leads to (dot, dot, dot), Which resounds like Morse Code inside your chest. Who was the architect that build this nest, Where fat pigeons hunt for the foreign hands, Where the darkness falls, but the day never ends, Where the blaring sounds of the violins pierce, With sharp notes the foreigner’s opened ears And the churches change the non-believers to Those who breathe religion and believe it true. Here, the tourists wonder with their opened maps, Most of which lead to nothing, save perhaps, Chilling, barren blocks and the smell of weeds, Where the day never ends, but the darkness greets, Where the sea-sick gondolas float like autumn leaves, And the night, alone, stands in water and sieves Those lost souls, who may, slip away and drift, Pass the city’s gates, to an obscure rift Of the underworld, where the current’s force Overwhelms the souls’, overpowers oars. And the strayed could feel nostalgia’s weight In the darkness, where all the colors fade. Check out my poetry here: http://cafepoetry.com/stage1/andrey_kneller.htm#My%20Hamlet |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Master, you are really talented. You described Venice very well for this one who's never been there before. Elizabeth You cling to your ways and leave mine to me. Suum cuique. ~Elizabeth |
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Ron K. Fox Senior Member
since 2000-10-24
Posts 925 |
been there and you have vividly brought the memory back. |
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Master Senior Member
since 1999-08-18
Posts 1867Boston, MA |
Thanks guys, I'm glad you liked it! Although I only been there once, I felt in love with Venice. Check out my poetry here: http://cafepoetry.com/stage1/andrey_kneller.htm#My%20Hamlet |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
I would love to see Venice, enjoyed this one. "When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey."" Laurie Lee Kathleen |
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