- An unlit candle in a bowl on a round table outside a glowing café.
- A lone fuschia glove dropped on the steps of a bridge in Campo Sant’Angelo.
- A woman sweeping her windowsill with a handheld broom.
- A cocoa-brown poodle posing happily for its owner’s camera.
- A row of uncomfortable, wood-and-metal chairs lined up behind the pews in St. Zaccaria church.
- The staccato shouts of middle school students playing out-of-doors, just beyond a brick wall you cannot see behind.
- A woman begging for alms, kneeling, head down, enveloped in black, silent, holding a withered paper cup in her hand.
- Orange, lavender and smoky-gray marzipan fish glistening in a store full of sweets.
- A troop of ten-year-olds skateboarding in Campo Santa Margherita at nine o’clock on a Saturday night.
- An overturned green plastic flower box waiting for spring.

Thanks for dropping by! I’ll be visiting Venice again in May. Look for more details in my future posts!
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6 replies on “10 Things You’ll Find in Venice in March: A List Poem”
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Your post reminds me how effective and satisfying a list can be! I really got a feeling of you using all your senses as you experienced an unfamiliar place. My favorite? #2- someone should write a novel based on the lone fuschia glove! I also loved hearing the students behind the wall, and the image of the marzipan fish, including the surprising color- gray!
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Yes, that glove! I wish I had taken a pic, but alas, I didn’t. We were there for a week, and it was nice to just be there and absorb the place. I have pictures of the marzipan, which didn’t really look that appetizing… realistic, but not appetizing.
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Nice! I received so many pictures in my head from your descriptions. I have never done a list before, I will have to try it. Thanks.
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Thanks for your comment! Venice is very visual. Everything is beautiful, even the subtle details.
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