College: Venice Poem by Brian Johnston
College: Venice
First lightning, then moon calm mingles
with her lights, glistens from the fingers
of salt water, as if jewels rested there;
Jewels (untouched by velvet display)
slipped upon the sea's extended hand.
Illumined in this light lie dwellings, dreams
of a thousand years, settling down…
fading, as if nature now
regrets these long fragile waters
men soil wantonly.
Yet, for a moment, the city stands defiant,
buoyant, sky-embracing,
willed aloft by those
who rose with her, ah…
from the sea, the sea.
About 1966
Written in Venice while on my way home from the Peace Corps in Tanzania. This poem won an Honorable Mention in an Oklahoma State Poetry Contest whil I was in college at Oklahoma University.
Illumined in this light lie dwellings, dreams of a thousand years, settling down… Impression of Venice is beautifully expressed. Your poem has real power of expression.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/25/2024 7:54:42 AM # 1.0.0.1119
was that honorable mention or horrible mention? just asking! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !