You lean on the cedar wood door
Watching the grey paving floor
The scent of old paper and ink
Makes your gold feline eyelids blink
Settle down in the Roman square
Cool morning dew in the air
Wait for the coffee and bread
While the city wakes from its bed
You track a slow beetle in flight
Through the soft glow of early light
The Mentha grows wild by the wall
Watching the morning mist fall
Settle down in the Roman square
Cool morning dew in the air
Wait for the coffee and bread
While the city wakes from its bed
You know where the ivy will climb
Patiently marking the time
Like root systems deep in the clay
You watch as the shadows turn grey
Settle down in the Roman square
Cool morning dew in the air
Wait for the coffee and bread
While the city wakes from its bed
The cafe chairs click on the stone
You claim this small empire alone
With a stretch and a yawn of your chin
Before the loud footsteps begin
Settle down in the Roman square
Cool morning dew in the air
Wait for the coffee and bread
While the city wakes from its bed
Just a bit more sleep.
Settle down.
