Inn at Spanish Steps

with tall floor 0, small, creaky

elevator with metal cage

and inner doors

narrow halls with angles

bathrooms lined with marble

windows looking out on leaning

cheek-by-jowl multi-story houses

in the Prada Building sourrounded

by tiny shops of name-brand glitter narrow streets crowded with double

parked cars and pedestrians walking

in front of, behind and both sides

of darting traffic

a plaza at the base of the incredible steps

a gold Christmas tree at the landing

and thick-walled church at the top

Rome!

                      mjNordgren  12/16/2022  room 808