Postcards from Paradise: Venezia




One place I call a heart-home


Or Paradise, if you will,


Is Venice, Queen of the Sea.


She called her siren song to me the first time


when I was deeply in love with my beloved,


and we explored her charms together.

When I was back to just me,


I feared it was the memory of “us”


that I loved about Venice


and not Venice herself,


so I revisited her alone


with great trepidation.


But no, it was the lady herself


in all her many moods



who had whispered to my heart


and beckoned me back.



Comments

carol l mckenna said…
Breath taking photos ~ absolutely awesome ~ thanks for sharing ~ namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor) Happy PCFP ^_^
rebecca said…
dear meri,
you are so full of courage and beauty, the star of my sea!!!
thank you for sweeping me far outside myself and transporting me to your paradise. filling yourself, you have so generously filled me!
gma said…
Wow! Your photographs are stunning.
I've never been to Venice but hear her calling me as well.
Relyn Lawson said…
WOW!! I applaud your courage. You inspire me, Meri.
Unknown said…
Meri, I admire you so much to have the love in yourself to go back to discover the magic. You make it look like a paradise I want to explore.
x...x
I have never visited Venice but your photos make me wish I had. My friend Roz at Autumn Cottage also loves Venice. I've been to the Venetian in Vegas!
foxysue said…
I feel you are one vulnerable woman of substance, sharing your brave heart with us, beautifully!

Sue x
Irene said…
You took me to one of the most magical places on earth. My heart is still beating. I did not expect to see these sights that are burned in my memory. Both your photo and your words move me.
Irene said…
You took me to one of the most magical places on earth. My heart is still beating. I did not expect to see these sights that are burned in my memory. Both your photo and your words move me.
zongrik said…
makes me want to go there

i like the ghostly mime

senryu of constructed new-natures

verification is really a hassle to use. you'd get more comments if you turned it off.

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