found our way in the dark, through the canals
around the tight corners. We moved slowly -
circled out & in, put it together
like some kind of needlework. We had walked
in similar circles for days. Some places
folks don't live their lives in a straight line.
James Koller
15, 16 Oct 87 Venezia
for Francesco Giusti
Traduzione di Franco Beltramettida "Veneziaundertide" 1988
