Over thirty years ago
Marcello and I
Watched a movie together
On this beach
It was called
Tales of Ordinary Madness
There was a scene midway through the film
Showing Ornella Muti feeding many seagulls
On a wide sandy beach
She was naked from the waist down
Ben Gazzara watched her from a distance
He had poetry in his eyes
Today I am on the same beach
Marcello is no longer with me
The beach cinema has gone
Only its foundations remain
Cinema is so ephemeral