Saturday, July 15, 2006

the venetian problem ... a modest proposal




















on the one hand, you have lot of sinking islands

on the other, you have the italian concrete producers and the murano glass makers

my solution is to concrete in the lagoon and the waterways,

and then cover it all in beautiful glass from murano to imitate the water

this should keep everyone busy for the next fifty years

no doubt they're designing a stained glass window glorifying my image at this very moment

q.e.d.

3 comments:

ScroobiousScrivener said...

Actually I hear they've solved the problem by pumping more water under the city. Honest. Something to do with spongy stone.

Or it could all be an elaborate April Fool, living on through uninformed babble like mine.

ScroobiousScrivener said...

Also, I really like your blogging style. It's very archy. Or sometimes William Carlos Williams.

tristan said...

scroobious ! you're too kind

don marquis and william carlos williams would certainly be invited to the feast at my kitchen table in heaven