Off seizing some adventure in Europe for a bit.
In the meantime, some Italian gems.

Smokey Mountain Majesty

 Age is a beautiful word,

inescapably chasing to no avail these

imperfect, rushing, ungoverned,

or simply,
untidy,

 souls.
and when we pause to breathe, we always manage to whisper behind,
as she reaches for our backs,
"godspeed".