Trevi Fountain
Grandeur grips, then columns bolster
majesty most mythical:
Corinthian-rich symmetries
cresting in triumphal arches
charged upon by chariots
as Oceanus oversees,
new tempests welling in his waves
while heaving steeds rear up to lunge
and Tritons tensely rein them in
this raging frame of ancient pomp
where tourists pour to photograph
or plunder purses, pockets, pants,
obliged to clutch at least three coins
and sling them into whirlpool dreams.
Trevi Fountain © Copyright 2022, Robert J. Tiess.
View this poem at AllPoetry.com
14 lines. Revised March 2022.
Previously submitted to Fountains challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2751300-Fountains
More about Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevi_Fountain
https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-concrete-structure-2928058/
Submitted: May 28, 2020