A Roman Summer by John Drudge

The Coliseum looms

In the roar

Of an ancient echo

Down paved streets

And the stony tears

Of time

Through the glory

And losses

Of creeping change

Over the seven hills

Of Rome bleeding

Behind the whispers

Of senators

And centurions

Receding

In the scorching

Summer sun

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John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology.  He is the author of four books of poetry: “March” (2019), “The Seasons of Us” (2019), New Days (2020), and Fragments (2021). His work has appeared widely in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.