italy – C & K

Inspiration: Pizzicato Tiled Daffodils

fast steps, slow steps
fast steps, slow steps

a turn and saffron whirl
sipping from a warm cup

terracotta streets of warmth
the scent of perfume, flowers

tomato, mozzarella, and shallots
atop warm kneaded baked bread

olive oil flowing down the streets
cloves of garlic, olives, and cheese

caught up in the warm high tide
flowing along on food and your love

I walk on cobbled and chipped streets.
The smells and the sounds of Stresa and Baveno
on a warm Spring day, come back to me.

Prosciutto pizza with you under the
plain trees remind me of Lygon Street,
and I’m homesick for both.

A scarf of burnt orange moves in the breeze,
and the colour blends in with the architecture;
the sound of Paganini fades, and I’m alone.