Take roots in Radicondoli
and on the swings meet the survivors
who leave alone on the bicycles
without lights, with sandals
and they listen to the friends
recalling them unique
Paolo Bartalini
from Rampe del Buon Pane, Versi d’occasione 1999-2012
Florence Art Edizioni – ISBN 978-88-95631-47-9 – Original language: Italian
Cover Price: E 10
We wish to thank the author for the kind concession to republish and translate the poem