Gondola Ride by Margaret Duda The pointed black prow glides over reflective waterways, as the gondolier pilots us past lanterns in the dark lagoons. Your arm encircles my shoulders, your body leans into mine, and the oarsman sings of stars in the Venetian night. Inside towering medieval buildings rising on either side, light escapes fromContinue reading “Gondola Ride by Margaret Duda”
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Venice, Unaccompanied by Monica Youn
Venice, Unaccompaniedby Monica Youn Wakingon the train, I thoughtwe were attacked by light:chrome-winged birdshatching from the lagoon. That first daythe buoys were allthat made the harbor bearable:pennies sewn into a hemline.Later I learned to live in it, to walkthrough the alien city—a beekeeper’s habit— with fierce lightclinging to my head and hands.Treated as gently asContinue reading “Venice, Unaccompanied by Monica Youn”
POETRY and PLACES 