Over four feet deep
across St. Marks –
risen too much
for high tide footpaths –
or trolley bag trundles
on dry cobblestones —
The Death of Venice
is the latest show
Goodbye Miami –
and New York too –
whilst Shanghai sinks
into Hell’s hot stew
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Over four feet deep
across St. Marks –
risen too much
for high tide footpaths –
or trolley bag trundles
on dry cobblestones —
The Death of Venice
is the latest show
Goodbye Miami –
and New York too –
whilst Shanghai sinks
into Hell’s hot stew