IN ROME

In Rome
writing a sestina
by the yearning strings
of sonatas and cantatas
as I'm learning
about Palestrina
composing a cadenza
for Mendelsohn's
violin concerto in E
remembering the sun
at dusk's shadow
under the Golden Dome
by the Beacon Street
gas lanterns
by the light of windows
in a jazz club
tourists are moving forward
towards Boston Common
for a night out in the hub.