From Rome to Venice by plane
Small bodied aircraft in the rain
Taken to hotel by boat
Hotel Columbiana in water floating
Grand Canal waters lapping
100 small islands with small gaps
Stone palaces arising out of water
Water kept out to build let in later
No cars roads just canals and boats
Every building seemed afloat
Grand canal snaking through the city
Maze like alleys squares all looking pretty
St Marks Basilla impressive
Doges Palace equally creative
The Merchant of Venice comes to mind
The Jewish Ghetto not hard to find
Piazza San Marco another attraction
Tourist guide showed us right direction
All kinds Venice wines
Pasta and wine go so fine
Murano Burano Torcello island tour making
A special art Murano glass blowing
Got ourselves a Murano glass cat olive red
Sadly fell and broke its head
The cat done in one single blow
Liquid glass through a tube flows
The blower`s cheeks swelling
Like a big balloon expanding
Another Burano specialty lace making
Intricate patterns and design making
The bridge sighs its legends shady
Such legends fully to
take unready
The Gondola boat ride
A new experience along the tide
Gondola man`s boat tapering and long
Serenaded us with his boat song
He saw we were newly married
With more vigour his boat ferried
Venice has its romantic side
In the moon light feelings can`t hide
In this world so watery
Venetians see their way clearly
Some fine places to eat
Pastas ice creams different kinds all a treat
After three days in Venice
A sinking feeling cannot miss
Back by aircraft to Rome
On our way back home
M P Prabhakar
24. 12 2015
PJ
