Canzona

THE LOVERS' BENCH OPENS LIKE A CELESTIAL VAULT
ANCIENT DAY, HIDDEN GARDENS GLIMPSED THROUGH POWERFUL GRILLES
... AND WE LAUGH, LAUGH, LAUGH CAREFREE, ALONE IN THE SACRED PLACE
MIRROR, IRIS, FLOATING BRANCHES DANCING IN THE SKY
WITH US AND BEHIND ONLY CENTURIES AND ARCADES ...