Towers

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“A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands.”
William Lyon Phelps

“I stood in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs;

A palace and a prison on each hand.”
Lord Byron

“This was Venice, the flattering and suspect beauty - this city, half fairy tale and half tourist trap, in whose insalubrious air the arts once rankly and voluptuously blossomed, where composers have been inspired to lulling tones of somniferous eroticism."
Annonymous



Venice was built in a lagoon,

a special place of power,

where culture, history, energy lines,

and geographic paths meet fortuitously.

The Venetians have always loved & celebrated this place.

Her fairy constructions

are their lovely thoughts made visible.

Arriving in Venice, even today,

we see her famous tilting towers.

Their marshy bases love to sink uneven,

seeming to swirl

like slow motion wands

casting spells among the clouds.

What towers have you built

that have danced

and warped

with time?

Would you trade them for

a pyramid?

For a server farm?

A warehouse store?

Would you trade your dear whimsy

for a strait cinder block shelter?

I much prefer

your folly,

reaching

daring

sinking.

I like your tiles

and crenelations;

I love the colors

and texture

of your

thinking.

A L O H A! Cloudia