For FredFrom sixteenth-century towersvillagers once warned of Saracen raiderstheir signal fires blazed across the night skylike meteors They ranpounding the Cinque Terre coastal trailfleeing to stone fortressessometimes finding sanctuary We hiked their pathyour long legs stalwartmy new hip joints deliveringon promisesI didn’t quite believe We walked through lemon trees and olive grovesleaned over wooden railings where the cliffsplunge... Continue Reading →