ETRUSCAN PAINTINGS
On the wall
of the Etruscan tomb
a kingly figure at a feast
holds up an egg
while his wife
dressed in dazzling raiment
cradles a tiny ark.
Behind them looms a black
lion
striking at a deer.
A small boy
from the nearby town of
Cerveteri
holds up a flashlight,
stands watching them
as if they were alive.
The meaning of these pictures
flows deep into his
subconscious mind,
yet his face remains a smooth
plaster wall
where innocence will give way
to the frescoes of his days.
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