VENICE OF THE MIND

Where are the lanterns

and codegas to light them,

to carry them,

to keep the thieves

and demons at bay?

Where are the guides

to walk us at night, through

the dark and narrow streets?

Where are the bridges and canals

to fashion us a city from

islands of mud?

In what distant forest

will we find the timber

to float our symphonies of dreams?