Tourist Class
Gallivanting
through canals
tour guides droning
dated names
our smartphones poising
promenade
immortal selfies
framing days
while other travelers
watch us pass.
A disbelieving native sighs,
"Magnificence escapes their eyes."
Tourist Class © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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30 words (prompt limit). Image (tour boat through canal surrounded by ornate and impressive architecture while others lean over rails on the right to watch on) prompt challenge - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2744157-Brevity-Image-Prompt--161--
Submitted: March 5, 2020