Angela Ball – Grottoes and Their Uses

Angela Ball

Grottoes and Their Uses

“. . . grottoes that were artificial had, to begin with, severely practical purposes: like the marvelous vaults the Romans built as part of hydraulic projects.” – Susan Sontag Grottoes are human-made concavities. My first grotto: A roadside niche Containing a statuette of the Virgin Dressed in gold And crowned with blue lights. The first luxury hotel for Black Americans, In Washington, DC, cost over $140,000.00 and Boasted a grotto And ballroom. Public restrooms Are exceptionally plain Grottoes, but intercourse Sometimes makes up for that. When people write things on walls They are creating a grotto. Every church needs a grotto As its id. The center of Rome is one enormous grotto, As is the Mall of America.  The Middle Ages Are sometimes considered a grotto: this may Or may not be correct. When a chef piles foodstuffs on top Of each other, she makes it possible To eat a grotto—which you can also do If you have one of those chocolate eggs Decorated inside With a separate reality.

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