The Rush of Rome

by | Aug 29, 2015 | Destinations, Europe | 4 comments

Vatican Stairway

The rush of Rome clatters through me
It is the grit, the noise, the heat
A pulsing of life breathing in the shells of the ancient
They hover and stand through the test of time
The Pantheon, Colosseum, and Appian Way
all still firmly planted
as if they have roots reaching miles down
feeding the past to the future
As I whirl ahead, pedaling my electric bike
over stones thousands of years old
I am filled with visions of Rome’s former glory
of emperors, armies, conquests
the birth of new ideas, art and architecture
enough to fill museums and fascinate the living
a millennia and beyond
I am but a tiny glimmer in your sea of memories
a flash of energy enjoying your grandness
standing long after I am gone

Appian Legs
Aqueduct
Pantheon
Medusa
Trees Rome
Architecture
Sheri
Tombstone

4 Comments

  1. Holger
    Holger on August 29, 2015 at 11:44 am

    Si guarda come un modello.
    🙂

  2. Celeste Roe
    Celeste Roe on August 29, 2015 at 11:55 am

    I love the shot of you walking on the Appian Way.

  3. Diana
    Diana on August 29, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    I fell in love with Rome the first day I was there and I need to go back someday and see more of the sights. You can feel the history everywhere. It truly is the Eternal City.

  4. Pam
    Pam on August 31, 2015 at 9:53 am

    I felt the same way when I was there. The pull of the past is so strong there…