Saturday, 24 May 2025

Walking from the Piazza Trilussa to the Via della Conciliazione



We walked along the Tiber, from the Piazza Trilussa to the Via della Conciliazione -

It was Palm Sunday, still early -

The mazy alleys of Trastevere had been empty -

Windows were still shuttered, osterias yet to open - 

Wallace had dribbled his Roma Lazio football down the Vicolo dei Panieri -

We'd had coffees and pancakes in the Bar Meccanismo -

Plane trees lined the banks of the river -

Noble bridges spanned the slow moving current -

An opulent Lancia swept past us -

There were villas, silent gardens behind railings -

Dark reefs of apartments -

A pasticceria just opening its doors -

Two winged victories guarded the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II -

Pilgrims were gathering near the Castel Sant'Angelo -

In the Via della Conciliazione, we were given cuttings from an olive tree -

I remembered being thirteen -

Learning my catechism -

The confirmation lessons in the church hall - 

 Who made me - God made me -

The joyous poignant mystery of this day - 


Rome

April 2025


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