Londra (translation below)

Hope you like it :)

Rossi autobus londinesi

Come infantili note

Producono la nostalgica

Fragranza che m'inebria.

Seguo fino all'orizzonte

Il connubio di tetti vittoriani

Che sposano le moderne strade

In una nordica comunione.

Mi fermo a pensare, sentire

Il battito della nobile città

Solo per accorgermi che

Non mi e mai stata sconosciuta.

TRANSLATION: London.

Red London buses

Like childish notes

Produce the nostalgic

Fragrance that inebriates me.

I follow 'till the horizon

The union of victorian-style roofs

That marries the modern streets

In a nordic communion.

I stop to think, to feel

The heartbeat of the noble city

Just to realize that to me

She's never been unknown.

Author's Note

This is a poem about the city in which I have the priviledge to be living in (the second about it, the first since I moved, going to publish the other one I wrote soon), London. I believe few things in life can be as beautiful and as unique as this marvelous city and I really hope to have captured at least a glimpse of its perfection in this poem.
Originally written in Italian.

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

lovely. it always impresses me when a soul can write in multiple languages - while I don't speak Italian, I took both Spanish and Latin in school so I read the first out loud just to hear the beauty in the sounds, then read the translation for understanding.

[Emrick]

Nice description of London. You have described a big city with very few words and let nothing worthy of note outside.

[Jazique]

Nice job, I'll have to take the time to visit one of these day. Also, you're right London has never been unknown. well done.

[Inda]

Fantastic, you are a romantic after all.

[外人 (Gaijin)]

Always been and always will be :)

[KeeD]

This is beautiful, the way you describe the city and how it comes to life through your words. It is and always will be one of the most well known cities in the world and yet your description of it and what it means to you splashes on me something new about London and its old fashioned beauty.

[外人 (Gaijin)]

Wow, thank you ! I'm flattered :)

[Leslie Philibert]

I am a Londoner....I love this, and admire too the poet whom I have known since I started posting poetry here maybe about four years ago. A talented writer, this is great

[外人 (Gaijin)]

Thank you very much, always so kind ! We live in the greatest city in the world, my friend !

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed the journey and the thoughts in the poem. A perfect ending to the excellent poetry.
Coyote