Fire and Ice

By: Charles Giuliano - Jan 06, 2022

 

Fire and Ice

Lounging on beach
Lido near Venice
Melancholy writer
Wallowing middle age
Gustav von Aschenbach
Paint it black
Frozen Nordic heart
Sturm und Drang
Smarmy potboiler
Dig the slang
Craven creature
Blues lagoon
Polka dots and moonbeams
Foam and fizzle
Hair of bat
Eye of newt
Cursed by craggy
Weird sisters
Hideous hags
Mojo misery
Calamitous meltdown
Smitten by sweet
Cheeks of Tadzio
Fair love child
Teen Adonis
Cavorting in  waves
Splish splash
Playful games
The love that
Dared not speak its name
Tadzio gently aged
Beauty morphed
To character
A life of fame
Frothed by champagne
Processions of
Adoring lovers
Each more generous
Wistful sybaritic
Brightest bauble
Adorning tree of life
Years passed graciously
Clock ticked on
No stopping time
War came
Black and brown shirts
Gatsby floating
In his pool
London in the blitz
World had no use
For Dorian who greyed
Silent film star
Mocked by sound
Faint echo of Venice
City sinking into
Glistening waves
Il a tout perdu