courtyard, collegio san isidoro
there are gulls in the courtyard
tourists from the tyrrhenian sea
echoing and honking
honking on holiday
like the americans
who crowd these roman streets
and honk at each other
believing
like the gulls
they’re the only ones here
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Not sure I have ever seen a better description of American tourists. Great stuff.
Thank you, Bernard!
Love the music of this, it just flows so nicely. And speaks truth!
the seagull is a perfect fit for the comparison
An exquisite scene with a truth at the end. It’s great to see you this year!
Perfectly said in a few short lines!
Love this! “Believing like the gulls” — unfortunately, too true. You captured this so visually!
Fabulously done! The repetition of “honking” from one like to the next is effective.