Amo La Pioggia

Amo La Pioggia

A Poem by Annette Lemma
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Per la fine di primavera
E all'inizio dell'estate
M'innamoro della pioggia
Per me la pioggia significa
L'allenamento e' sospeso
 
Quando piove, l'erba non si taglia
Non devo annaffiare il giardino
Veramente potrei annaffiarle
Per un'ora senza ricavar il bene
Che le fa l'acqua piovana
 
La pioggia significa tempo
Per un'altro bicchiere di vino a tavola
Tempo di vedere un film invece del calcio
La pioggia mi fa tranquilla
 
A volte quando mi sento affannata
Dico una preghiera per la pioggia
Ma quando veramente piove
Non sono Io che fa piovere, e' Dio
Che mi dice "vai piu' piano
Leggi un libro
Stai ferma un poco"
Oggi vorrei che piovesse
 
With help in translation from Ann Oxenford and Pietro Pagano
In late spring and early summer pioggia amo!!! 
Rain means that practice is cancelled!
Allenamento e' soppresso!

Rain means the lawn cannot be mowed!
I don't have to water la giordino.
(and lets face it... I can stand with the hose on those plants for an hour
and still not get the same result as the rain!)

Rain means another glass of wine with dinner,
Vino Bianca!
Watching a movie instead of baseball.
Rain is relaxing.
Peaceful.
Calma.

Sometimes when I'm overwhelmed
I shake the rain-stick, just in case it works.
But when it really rains, it's not me shaking the stick.
It's God
Telling me to slow down.
Rallentare.
Read a book.
Relax!
Calma Stare.

Today I love the rain!
Oggi Amo la Pioggia

© 2008 Annette Lemma


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Added on February 11, 2008
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Annette Lemma
Annette Lemma

Philadelphia, PA



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