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Carriage Returner

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Monthly Archives: October 2018

Walking the Rocca

08 Monday Oct 2018

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When did my people get loose from their leash?

They were right behind me a minute ago.

“They were right behind me a minute ago!”

On the Upper End of Our Street

08 Monday Oct 2018

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Nearly all the storefronts, except for a quaint cobbler shop, are for rent.


Their owners have fled down the hill, the way Hannibal’s troops were sent.

Porta della Fuga (Gate of the Flight)

Ordering in Italian

08 Monday Oct 2018

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Between the two of us, Rebecca and I know most all the words
On a menu. So we have very little trouble ordering our food.

Eggplant parmigiana
Meatballs
Fillet of pork with pears, pickled onions, and potatoes

When real Italians begin to address the waiter, however,
It’s just a completely different kind of script altogether.

Lengthy exchanges followed by weighty decisions bring
Dishes the likes of which I, at least, have never seen.

Carriage Returns to Review Décollage

07 Sunday Oct 2018

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Who knew, except for the way it glowed in the dark,
That this one had my namesake written all over it?


Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna

07 Sunday Oct 2018

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Apart from some names and the glimpse of an image,
You never know what to expect from the new exhibits–
Much less which one’s most apt to repay your interest.

A flyer around town led Rebecca to think, “That looks
Like some of the stuff I’ve been doing.” Only once in
Front of the pieces, the likeness was not to be found.

Instead we spent most of our time studying grid lines
Beneath mostly modern Roman buildings, fully drawn
Only to be partially covered in paint. Like my shutter.


For a better sense of what held us in thrall,
Check out the website link here and scroll
Down toward the architectural work at the bottom,
Even if the thumbnails scarcely do the exhibit justice.

The Law of the Land

06 Saturday Oct 2018

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The law of the sacred woods, inscribed in Archaic Latin, belongs to a pagan era.
Perhaps it conveys the mystery and the terror aroused by silence and darkness.

No one violates this wood, nor does anyone take away in any way what the wood belongs to, nor cuts off, except on the day when the annual sacrifice is made; only on that day, and for it to be done without deception and for the necessities of the sacrifice, it will be licit to cut. If someone transgresses [these provisions] he will have to offer a sin offering with an ox. Who will transgress voluntarily and with bad intention will have to offer Jupiter an ox as a sin offering and will be fined with three hundred asses. It will be up to the dicator to check the offer of the sacrifice and collect the fine.

With the arrival of Saint Isaac, Monteluco began to grow as a monastic retreat.
By the 13th Century, the path of St. Francis passed through this sacred spot.

Something About Art Doesn’t Love a Wall

05 Friday Oct 2018

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So much depends on the way you make things look? Nothing about
A wall, least of all something about one outcast in a field, stands out.

Unless Sol LeWitt‘s Muro, left out in the open, is meant to have no end
In view. Something there is about a wall doesn’t love this construction.


Lessons Learned (on the Far Side of Torrente Tessino)

04 Thursday Oct 2018

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1) A bus runs from Spoleto to Monteluco, with key stops in between.
2) A good thing to know since mountain goats we don’t prove to be.

The Map and the Territory

03 Wednesday Oct 2018

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The “mule path,” an apt family name for the one who keeps pressing
To believe in the map, has failed to deliver on the promised shortcut.

The Long Way Around

03 Wednesday Oct 2018

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Too hot, usually, at first; after that, too wet. And all the time, too dark and deep.



Behind Spoleto to the east, the hills of Monteluco climb beyond our reach.


Unless you take the long way round, since the Ponte delle Torri is closed down–
A trip we enjoyed taking this morning, even though it’s quite hard on the feet.

The backside of S. Pietro
The backside of …

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