The Eternal City

Grace Laopradith
ILLUMINATION
Published in
May 3, 2023
Photo by Julius Silver from Pexels

A city of ferocious winds yet its past can’t be blown away.

Rome.

Like its tenacious architecture, the city’s history and legends intertwine the same way the dirt and leaves meld into the structure.

The Colosseum stands tall and proud; a symbol of strength and power.

And in the Pantheon, voices loud and bold, resound in each marble tower.

Rome, a magician of its own craft.

Wishes and pennies, the Trevi Fountain holds, secrets untold stored in the Forum, and inexhaustible tales etched into every stone.

From the Spanish Steps to the Vatican, Rome is a place of perennial extravagance; immutable and sublime in its wake.

The cradle of Western civilization and Christian culture.

Rome.

A city of masterpieces, yet it is a masterpiece of its own.

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Grace Laopradith
ILLUMINATION

A high-school student ready to share her ideas to the world (and hopefully make a pretty penny to supply her weekly bookshop visits)