Avatar: Fiorino Pera
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Location: Roma
Country: IT
VW: Second Life
Location: Roma
Country: IT
POEM reported
William Wordsworth
On the Extinction of the Venetian Republic
Once did She hold the gorgeous east in fee;
And was the safeguard of the west; the worth
Of Venice did not fall below her birth,
Venice, the eldest Child of Liberty.
She was a maiden City, bright and free;
No guide seduced, no force could violate;
And, when she took unto herself a Mate,
She must espouse the everlasting Sea.
And what if she had seen those glories fade,
Those titles vanish, and that strength decay;
Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid
When her long life hath reached its final day:
Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade
Of that which once was great, is passed away.
(1802)
Ahhh Fiorino, perfect words for the moment. Arrivederci - for now - beloved San Marco.
- lisabeth, Duchesse de Montausier, aka Contessa Giustina Renier Michiel
Thank you, Fiorino, for the posting of the poem of Wordsworth. The poet succeeds in putting into words the deep feelings of the heart - and my heart struggles today because Venezia groups are no more. Thank you for inviting me to visit and to join. I came whenever I could and always learned something of value.
Addio, Venezia serenissima Ciao, Fiorino carissimo.
"Oh Venice ! Venice ! Whenthy marble walls
Are level with the waters, there shall be
A cry of nations O'er thy sunken halls,
A loud lamentalong the sweeping sea !......"
(Lord Byron - "Ode to Venice")
So tragic the downfall of venice. A tear falls, empires fall but they're never fotgotten