Leaning Tower – Robby Hayton
You lean too far
you drop
nuances
into my hands
like cherry blossoms
too heavy for the bough
you are not strong enough
at least not for now
****
Graceful you reach toward the sky
in an upward spiral you grow
touching the clouds upward so high
graceful you reach toward the sky
touching the clouds upward so high
one weakness you have that we know
gracefully you reach toward the sky
in an upward spiral you grow
The Leaning Tower of Pisa – a campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended tilt to one side. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa’s Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo) after the Cathedral and the Baptistry. The tower’s tilt began during construction, caused by an inadequate foundation on ground too soft on one side to properly support the structure’s weight. The tilt increased in the decades before the structure was completed, and gradually increased until the structure was stabilized (and the tilt partially corrected) by efforts in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. took 20 years to build because of war.
Its the time of the year to breathe in the beauty of the cherry blossom. There are many activities to enjoy at the cherry blossom festival in Washington DC.
thanks for the photograph by Robbie Hayton of the Leaning Tower in Pisa
and to Crimson Corvus for the Cherry Blossom photograph
