Night boat

mmmmm... rich and sensual. Brume... lovely.

Agree with Ewan but would add "intriguing" and "stimulating", it leaves me imagining the back story and where the future will lead.

Kheldar :--)

O, but Lord B was a bit of a scamp wasn't he ? Like the feel of this atb Lena xx

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This is entirely deserving of the above accolade. A quality poem.

I really really enjoyed that. I am writing Venice on my go to very soon list right now. It's everything above and more

chant: Very nice. A do think you get into a succession of short sentences that tend to jar the rhythms of your poem and that just a few commas instead of periods and the poem would read better. As always a finger pointing to the moon, and not the moon itself, perhaps

I'm late for the theatre. Luca guiding us
down still lanes, I lie back, dip a hand
in the blank water.

and on down,

Armenian lessons tomorrow. I learn it
because it is difficult, passing time
in the City of Water.

and again,

and it keeps off the tourists. I shall
probably stay the winter over, perhaps
even take a male lover.

I'm not sure about "It's a life's work,
flouting sumptuary rules."/

And perhaps,

Tonight, I shall take them alone. I have
given up meat, and English company,
both hazards to health. Serenissima,
beguiler, you have drowned the moon.

To your attention. Swep

hello Ewan, thanks for reading and commenting, brume should be something one eats i always feel.

thanks Kheldar. :-)

right on the money as usual Lena, thanks for reading and commenting.

thanks for the fb and twitter pick, Tony!

thanks for commenting, ipfnh!

hello Swep, thanks very much for your thoughts, yes, the full stop came into fashion in a big way with me at some point, don't know why. have started to edit the poem, and in the process, have followed many of your punctuation suggestions, along with cutting the sumptuary rules line.