Hi lovely Earthlings!
Lago di Bracciano, photo by Ivano Pulcini |
Here we come to the second episode of Friday is for Poetry. The poem, "The Lake," from the collection, A Lake for the Heart, is by Luigi Anderlini, for yours truly's translation into English. For you lovers of Italian--and there are many for this handsome language where so much beauty and knowledge is stored--please scroll down to the end and find the original. The lake Luigi Anderlini was in love with is il lago di Bracciano, in the vicinity of Rome, the capital of Italy where Luigi's political career brought him. The moving aspect of the poem is the way the lake is address like a body of water with a soul, with a will of its own, with a soul. Echoes of Greek mythology where the forces of nature are treated like Titans whose power we humble humans must acknowledge, came to Luigi through his first wife Lidia's classical education. You will get more of that as you come to know her through his poems. Yours truly now leaves you with the poet's voice.
Lake Bracciano, Isotopes |
Did you enjoy the poem? Let us know! Yours truly appreciates your attention. The comments box is open.
Stay tuned for more wonders.
Namaste,
Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, PhD
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Stay tuned for more wonders.
Namaste,
Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, PhD
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Author of Gaia and the New Politics of Love and many other books
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A Lake for the Heart
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