Lake Como Villa – Image From hdwallpapers.com
confluent crystal blue rivers
emerge from pristine
glades of pre-alpine heights
infilling deep tracks of a
glacial retreat that left time
the slow usher of ambient
Mediterranean climate
clear water the purest and
plainest of elements
placidly courses beyond
thirsty reach of the peasantry
pooling itself in elongated
sunlit patrician geography
cypress aristocrats
gathered in groves
overseeing the lake
that gave beckon to caesars
impressed the nobility
down through the centuries
castles and villas serenely
seducing celebrity
into their present day cantons
chic outposts of luxury
fixing the daydreams of
those held by circumstance
lesser with fortune
Poesy plus Polemics 
I think we have their weather presently, yet not their panache. Wonderful take Paul
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thanks, mike
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Paul, I have been off-the-grid for awhile, finishing a book and now trying the never-ending, confusing dilemma of promotion. I’m so glad I saw your poem today and the painting as always is so perfect. I have missed you and I hope you and family are well!–Deborah
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God bless you, Deborah – all the best of success with your new book
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Ah Lago Como, così bello! One of my all time favorite places in the world but you are right – definitely out of the price range of peasants like us . . .
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a spectacular perch from which to observe lifestyles of the rich and famous
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This is beautiful.
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many thanks
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So beautiful! Love it
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thank you kindly
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Simply elegant.
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thanks kindly
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