Carnevale

How lucky to be on vacation
To find yourself met with surprise
When a spectacle you didn't count on
Unfolds right in front of your eyes.

For here we are touring in Venice,
Where, next to the tourists in jeans,
The revelers, masked and in costume,
Create some incongruous scenes.

It's Carnival time! Carnevale,
As those in the know like to say,
And watching the celebrants saunter 
Gave us quite a fortuitous day.

Most people plan trips to partake in
The festivals at a locale,
But we'd no idea we'd be seeing
The Renaissance by the canal!