From ROME DAYS by Ann Pedone

From ROME DAYS

Day Three

The milk is spoiled by at least a week

(Motives unclear)

(bellymemory, lurid, sanctified or

Pontic)

I look out the window and

on the door of the building directly across

some one has spray painted

femme d’intérieur

Day Four

All motives are

unclear but then green and

somewhat calloused

all cluttered around a

small studio apartment or “figure”

Day Five

The bed is unmade

The cows in the hallway are still gentle grazing

I have nothing else to show you

Day Six

Rome is an alternating

cycle of groin & doubt

Cottonlandscape

The clattering of Twombly flounce

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Ann Pedone’s books include The Medea Notebooks and The Italian Professor’s Wife. Her poetry, non-fiction, and reviews have been published widely. Ann’s project “Liz” was a finalist for the 2024 Levi’s Prize. She has been nominated for Best of Net and the Pushcart multiple times. Ann is the founder and editor-in-chief of the journal and small press, αntiphony.