Mosaic Monday: Viva Italia


Forgive me, please.
I'm recycling a mosaic of Italy
that I posted earlier the year,
the one that made me realize
just how much I wanted to go back to Italy,


even though this time, my first time
without the company of the man I loved
more than I should have,
it will be a whole new experience. 

By now, I'm in Rome.
Signed up for an after-hours tour
of the Vatican Museums this very
Mosaic Monday.

I'm doing a day trip to Pompeii 
and the Amalfi Coast tomorrow,
then off to Venice by train on Thursday
(barring a rail strike).
My photo workshop kicks off Thursday evening.

Wish me luck!

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