My first intention when I awoke the next morning was to locate the Fontana di Trevi, which I would recognize from the famous Anita Ekberg/Marcello Mastroianni flirtation in “La Dolce Vita.” What I found was a diminished version of the fountain, wedged into a tight alley and completely lacking the grandeur that I remembered from the film. I wondered if perhaps Fellini had had a more magnificent replica constructed in the Cinecitta studios for the purposes of his shoot. My obsession with books and movies had prepared me for a different world than the one I was now experiencing.
Spring Has Overwhelmed Rome Today
The monument of spring has overwhelmed Rome today
The way that no banality of cathedrals ever could
Asparagus and strawberries, staring fish on ice
Ornamental dog shit at the base of yellow walls
Hungry as the clock is steady
Darker than the night above the sea
Ten weeks away from anything
That could explain this all to me
Sad woman in the corner is animated
And given sudden grace by the arrival of her friends
Promenading in the park, rowing boats across the pond
Africans sell sunglasses, jewelry and belts
Hungry as the clock is steady
Darker than the night above the sea
Ten weeks away from anything
That could explain this all to me
The light falls through the ruins on my notebook
And I am just a stranger in these unfamiliar streets
One young girl practices her English
Pronouncing all the words on a tourist restaurant
credits
from Path Through the Wilderness,
released September 7, 2019
Reid Kruger - Drums
Tom Schroeder - Guitar
Jonathan Zorn - Bass, Vocal
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