The canal sits
Calmly waiting
For dawn to break.

The clock tower claps
As it reaches 12 o’clock
Shouting,
Venice, it’s late!

Houses snore;
the city sleeps-
as it waits
for daybreak.

The ice cream stools stand
Tall and proud
Shivering in the moon light.

The city sleeps
As it waits,
Waits for new life.