<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277</id><updated>2024-10-06T20:10:01.929-07:00</updated><category term="Tom Padula"/><category term="amica poesia"/><category term="poetry"/><category term="poem"/><category term="Insegna Booksellers"/><category term="Insegna"/><category term="Translation"/><category term="poetry my friend"/><category term="Tom Padula Poetry"/><category term="poems"/><category term="poesia"/><category term="Montemurro"/><category term="tompadulapoetry"/><category term="Melbourne"/><category term="tompadulatv"/><category term="Italian"/><category term="Victoria"/><category term="English"/><category term="Insegna media"/><category term="Italy"/><category term="tompadula poetry"/><category term="Australia"/><category term="Basilicata"/><category term="Google Translations"/><category term="Italia"/><category term="Italiano"/><category term="Politica"/><category term="bambino"/><category term="child"/><category term="Lucania"/><category term="Poesia."/><category term="Politics"/><category term="children"/><category term="father"/><category term="religion"/><category term="religione"/><category term="Italian Poetry"/><category term="Italian Translation"/><category term="Papa&#39;"/><category term="Primavera"/><category term="Spring"/><category term="beware"/><category term="childs"/><category term="cosmos"/><category term="dad"/><category term="daddy"/><category term="faith"/><category term="filosofia"/><category term="luna"/><category term="moon"/><category term="philosophy"/><category term="1984"/><category term="1995"/><category term="2"/><category term="Alessandro Volta"/><category term="Amica Poesia Volume 3"/><category term="Anniversary"/><category term="Anno Nuovo"/><category term="Avvocato di Dio"/><category term="Bad"/><category term="Belief and Science"/><category term="Bisogno di Dio"/><category term="Born … and Born againSi nasce … e si rinasce"/><category term="Carlton"/><category term="Caterina Padula in Santomartino"/><category term="Credenza e Scienza"/><category term="Dal paese originale"/><category term="E Primavera"/><category term="Earth"/><category term="Edison"/><category term="Electricity… or Candle?"/><category term="Eng;ish"/><category term="Eternal Life"/><category term="Festa"/><category term="From the original country"/><category term="Gente Straordinaria... che ti fa pensare"/><category term="Gioco di Luna"/><category term="Good"/><category term="Gratitude"/><category term="I soldati della pace della mia Nazione"/><category term="Il Soprannome"/><category term="Il mio cuore e’ un grattacielo"/><category term="Il mondo e’ America"/><category term="Il papa"/><category term="Inglese"/><category term="It&#39;s Spring"/><category term="Italian Region"/><category term="L altro giorno"/><category term="L&#39;iPad"/><category term="La Fede"/><category term="La Luna in cielo che cammina"/><category term="La stella lucente"/><category term="Lygon Festa 1984"/><category term="Memories"/><category term="Moon Friend"/><category term="Moon Game"/><category term="My Europe"/><category term="My Sweet Sour Experience"/><category term="My Train Journey"/><category term="My heart is a skyscraper"/><category term="Need of God"/><category term="Nella"/><category term="Orto di Merola 95"/><category term="Papa&#39;... 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style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Poesie/ Poems - Book 1&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Una rosa&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Quella rosa&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;e&#39; sbocciata&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;stamattina. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;E&#39; gia&#39; fiorita &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;la sua bellezza. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;E&#39; streoitosa &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;come una diva &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;al culmine del successo. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;E&#39; abbagliante &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;alla vista. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Desideravo &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;quei petali rossi,&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;la sua perfezione. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Che stupido &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;sono stato ieri! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Nonl&#39;ho colta.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;E&#39; gia&#39; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;quella rosa &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;sbiadita, &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;finita.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;A rose&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;That&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;rose &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;opened up &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;this morning.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Its beauty &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;is in full bloom. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;It&#39;s attractive&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;like a film star&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;at the height &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;of her success. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;It&#39;s dazzling&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;when you see it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;I wanted&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;those red petals, &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;its perfection.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;How stupid &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I was yesterday!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;I didn&#39;t take her. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;That rose &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;is already &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;faded, &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;finished.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/8416832198604547813'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/8416832198604547813'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2021/01/una-rosa-rose.html' title='Una rosa / A rose'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-475887230968408255</id><published>2018-05-26T23:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2018-06-03T02:27:48.574-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Al nostro &quot;Maestro&quot; / To our &quot;Teacher&quot;</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;Al nostro “Maestro”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Ti hanno messo su un colle&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di Kangaroo Ground a riposo.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Il giorno del tuo funerale&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
c&#39;erano tutti che ti conoscevano...&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
come se si fosse ad un&#39;altra&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
riunione, o festa, o cocktail,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
a teatro, in un ballo, in classe.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
La tua presenza era nelle lacrime&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che un po’ tutti cercavano&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di contenere... c&#39;erano&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
anche due bambine un po’&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
sonore... ma io sapevo che a te&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
non sarebbe dispiaciuto&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
perchè facevano parte della vita&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che tu amavi.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Forse la parola giusta&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che descriveva la tua partenza&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
è &quot;serenità&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Sembrava così tutto a posto:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
tua moglie Jo che diceva a coloro&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che ti conoscevano meno di lei&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
“non piangete”;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
i tuoi figli che nel dolore sorridevano&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
a tutti e poi hanno preso il tuo peso&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
sulle spalle... così leggero... forse... però&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
per me un gran peso&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che hanno saputo portare con dignità.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Il ministro, tuo familiare,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ci ha fatto riflettere sui momenti&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
nei quali ti abbiamo conosciuto&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ed ognuno fra di noi aveva&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
un ricordo tutto particolare, suo.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Che sia stato da studente o collega,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
da amico o conoscente, tutti&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
avevamo un pò del tuo passato...&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ormai quello appartiene&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
alla vita degli anni 1924 1987.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
A 63 anni avevi fatto tanto&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&quot;and the best was yet to come&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
È difficile accettare la mancanza&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che non sarà mancanza... perchè&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
la compagnia del tuo ricordo&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ci rimane... e ci darà a tutti&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
un pò di forza.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Il tuo è stato un bell&#39;esempio&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Professor Colin Angus McCormick.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;To our &quot;Teacher&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
They put you to rest&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
on a hilltop of Kangaroo Ground.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
On the day of your funeral&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
there was everyone who knew you...&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
as if we were at another&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
reunion or festivity or cocktail,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
at the theatre or dinner dance or in class.&lt;/div&gt;
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Your presence was in the tears&lt;/div&gt;
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that everyone tried a little&lt;/div&gt;
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to contain ... there were&lt;/div&gt;
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also two young girls somewhat&lt;/div&gt;
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loud ... but I knew that you&lt;/div&gt;
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would not have minded this&lt;/div&gt;
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since they were part of this life&lt;/div&gt;
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which you loved.&lt;/div&gt;
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Perphaps the correct word&lt;/div&gt;
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which describes your departure&lt;/div&gt;
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is &quot;serenity&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;
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It all seemed so natural.&lt;/div&gt;
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Your wife, Jo, who was telling those&lt;/div&gt;
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who knew you less that she did&lt;/div&gt;
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&quot;don&#39;t cry&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;
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Your children who, through their pain, smiled&lt;/div&gt;
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to everyone and then they carried your body&lt;/div&gt;
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on their shoulders... so light... perphaps...&lt;/div&gt;
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but for me a great weight which&lt;/div&gt;
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they knew how to carry with dignity.&lt;/div&gt;
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The Minister, your relative,&lt;/div&gt;
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made us reflect on the moments&lt;/div&gt;
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in which we shared our life with you...&lt;/div&gt;
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and each one of us had a particular&lt;/div&gt;
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memory of our own.&lt;/div&gt;
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That it may have been as a student or colleague,&lt;/div&gt;
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as a friend or acquaintance, everyone&lt;/div&gt;
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had a little of your past...&lt;/div&gt;
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now that belongs to the life&lt;/div&gt;
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of the years between 1924 1987.&lt;/div&gt;
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At 63 years of age you had done a lot&lt;/div&gt;
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&quot;ed il miglior era ancora da venire.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
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It&#39;s difficult to accept your loss&lt;/div&gt;
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which will not be a loss... since&lt;/div&gt;
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the company of the memory of you&lt;/div&gt;
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remains with us... and this will give&lt;/div&gt;
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everyone a little strength.&lt;/div&gt;
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Yours has been a fine example&lt;/div&gt;
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Professor Colin Angus McCormick.&lt;/div&gt;
</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/475887230968408255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/475887230968408255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/al-nostro-maestro-to-our-teacher.html' title='Al nostro &quot;Maestro&quot; / To our &quot;Teacher&quot;'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-1166323880568196209</id><published>2018-05-26T23:41:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2018-06-03T02:29:07.706-07:00</updated><title type='text'>In memoria di Johnny Rizzo / In memory of Johnny Rizzo</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;In memoria di Johnny Rizzo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ricordo un ragazzetto,&lt;/div&gt;
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che si chiamava Johnny Rizzo,&lt;/div&gt;
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che correva spesso su e giù per Foley Street.&lt;/div&gt;
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E mi ricordo soltanto poche parole:&lt;/div&gt;
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&quot;Ciao, Tom&quot; questo è tutto.&lt;/div&gt;
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E un mercoledì di luglio,&lt;/div&gt;
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il diciassette del 1974...&lt;/div&gt;
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prese la sua bicicletta e andò&lt;/div&gt;
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a giocare con i suoi amici&lt;/div&gt;
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come d&#39;abitudine, dopo la scuola.&lt;/div&gt;
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Aveva soltanto tredici anni,&lt;/div&gt;
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un piccolo sconosciuto per me,&lt;/div&gt;
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un bambino, mio vicino di casa&lt;/div&gt;
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per molti anni.&lt;/div&gt;
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E vidi il piccolo Johnny&lt;/div&gt;
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soltanto un&#39;altra volta...&lt;/div&gt;
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dormiva...&lt;/div&gt;
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non l&#39;avevo mai visto&lt;/div&gt;
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dormire prima. Poi&lt;/div&gt;
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sentii le sue lodi,&lt;/div&gt;
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mentre i suoi giovani amici erano là,&lt;/div&gt;
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il loro dolore già se n&#39;andava&lt;/div&gt;
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dalle loro facce...&lt;/div&gt;
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come primule che aspettano lo sgelo.&lt;/div&gt;
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Ma Johnny, il loro compagno,&lt;/div&gt;
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il suo destino compiuto, la sua bicicletta rotta,&lt;/div&gt;
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il suo cranio fesso contro&lt;/div&gt;
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quel palo di luce elettrica&lt;/div&gt;
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nella strada... da una macchina...&lt;/div&gt;
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giaceva lì davanti a tutti&lt;/div&gt;
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in mezzo a quattro candele,&lt;/div&gt;
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alla fine della navata,&lt;/div&gt;
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vicino all&#39;altare...&lt;/div&gt;
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E il prete cantava di gloria,&lt;/div&gt;
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di gioia in Cielo,&lt;/div&gt;
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degli strani motivi del Signore,&lt;/div&gt;
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della gioventù eterna di Johnny...&lt;/div&gt;
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e della Pace in Paradiso&lt;/div&gt;
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perchè Johnny non c&#39;era più.&lt;/div&gt;
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Li ho visti metterlo&lt;/div&gt;
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nella terra fredda&lt;/div&gt;
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in quel bel giorno d&#39;inverno...&lt;/div&gt;
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Oh mio Dio!...&lt;/div&gt;
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Johnny!... Johnny!...&lt;/div&gt;
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La prirnavera è quasi qui di nuovo!&lt;/div&gt;
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E allora mi ricordai della sua sorellina, Irene,&lt;/div&gt;
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che mi aveva detto la sera prima:&lt;/div&gt;
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&quot;Era un bravo ragazzo...&lt;/div&gt;
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adesso non giocherà... con me...&lt;/div&gt;
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mai più...&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;In memory of Johnny Rizzo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I remember a little boy,&lt;br /&gt;
my neighbour Johnny Rizzo,&lt;br /&gt;
running down Foley Street one day.&lt;br /&gt;
And I remember only a few words:&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Hello, Tom&quot; that is all.&lt;br /&gt;
And on a July Wednesday,&lt;br /&gt;
the 17th, it was 1974...&lt;br /&gt;
he took his bike and rode away&lt;br /&gt;
to play with his friends&lt;br /&gt;
as usual, after school.&lt;br /&gt;
He was only thirteen,&lt;br /&gt;
a little stranger to me,&lt;br /&gt;
a little boy I had known&lt;br /&gt;
for many years.&lt;br /&gt;
And I saw little Johnny&lt;br /&gt;
only once more...&lt;br /&gt;
he was sleeping...&lt;br /&gt;
I had never seen him&lt;br /&gt;
asleep before. Then&lt;br /&gt;
I heard his praises sung,&lt;br /&gt;
his young friends were there,&lt;br /&gt;
their sorrow already passing&lt;br /&gt;
away from their faces...&lt;br /&gt;
like flowers awaiting the thaw.&lt;br /&gt;
But Johnny, their playmate,&lt;br /&gt;
his destiny ended, his bike broken,&lt;br /&gt;
his skull cracked against&lt;br /&gt;
that street pole...&lt;br /&gt;
in the street... by a car...&lt;br /&gt;
lay there now in front of all&lt;br /&gt;
amongst four candles,&lt;br /&gt;
at the end of the aisle,&lt;br /&gt;
near the altar...&lt;br /&gt;
And the priest sang of glory,&lt;br /&gt;
of Joy in Heaven,&lt;br /&gt;
of God&#39;s strange ways,&lt;br /&gt;
of Johnny&#39;s eternal youth...&lt;br /&gt;
and of Peace in Heaven&lt;br /&gt;
for Johnny was no more.&lt;br /&gt;
I saw them lay him&lt;br /&gt;
in the cold earth&lt;br /&gt;
on that beautiful winter day...&lt;br /&gt;
Oh my God!...&lt;br /&gt;
Johnny!... Johnny!...&lt;br /&gt;
Spring is almost here again!&lt;br /&gt;
And then I remembered&lt;br /&gt;
his little sister, Irene,&lt;br /&gt;
had said to me the night before:&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;He was a good boy...&lt;br /&gt;
now he won&#39;t play... with me...&lt;br /&gt;
anymore...&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/1166323880568196209'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/1166323880568196209'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/in-memoria-di-johnny-rizzo.html' title='In memoria di Johnny Rizzo / In memory of Johnny Rizzo'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-1385241330813499787</id><published>2018-05-26T22:47:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2018-06-03T02:26:47.129-07:00</updated><title type='text'>E’ morto un uomo / A man is dead </title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;E&#39; morto un uomo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Solitario e pianto un uomo&lt;/div&gt;
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s&#39;avvicina al sepolcro, lentamente,&lt;/div&gt;
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nell&#39;ultima sua passeggiata terrena.&lt;/div&gt;
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Poi, al di là, chissà?&lt;/div&gt;
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Il suo cadavere, già chiuso&lt;/div&gt;
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in una bara con manici d&#39;argento,&lt;/div&gt;
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non sente piu&#39; la vita palpitare,&lt;/div&gt;
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non freme piu&#39; davanti al dolore.&lt;/div&gt;
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Domani quell&#39;uomo è niente.&lt;/div&gt;
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Già oggi è soltanto un ricordo.&lt;/div&gt;
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Straziati ed increduli, i vivi,&lt;/div&gt;
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il viso smunto e spento,&lt;/div&gt;
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guardano attorno impotenti&lt;/div&gt;
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e, muti, gridano al vento:&lt;/div&gt;
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&quot;Domani è il mio turno, perchè?&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
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Ed io, retto e solo,&lt;/div&gt;
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guardo la fossa&lt;/div&gt;
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e poi verso il cielo.&lt;/div&gt;
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O musa, diletta maestra,&lt;/div&gt;
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rispondimi, dimmi&lt;/div&gt;
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che sarà la mia vita?&lt;/div&gt;
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Si vive al di là?&lt;/div&gt;
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O c&#39;è soltanto una tomba,&lt;/div&gt;
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lugubre e tetra,&lt;/div&gt;
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in un campo di croci?&lt;/div&gt;
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Una lacrima calda bagna&lt;/div&gt;
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il mio viso di vita.&lt;/div&gt;
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E’ morto un uomo&lt;/div&gt;
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Vorrei piangere, come un bambino;&lt;/div&gt;
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vorrei gridare, ribellarmi,&lt;/div&gt;
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punire la morte. Ma no!&lt;/div&gt;
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Sto là vicino all&#39;eterna prigione&lt;/div&gt;
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dell&#39;uomo che fu&lt;/div&gt;
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Ed ascolto uno, con tonica nera, che prega&lt;/div&gt;
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e gli altri che rispondono dopo.&lt;/div&gt;
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Sento un ultimo disperato e straziante&lt;/div&gt;
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grido della donna ch&#39;ha perso l&#39;amico.&lt;/div&gt;
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Poi nient&#39;altro. Un uomo,&lt;/div&gt;
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con sigaretta in bocca,&lt;/div&gt;
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copre la fossa di terra.&lt;/div&gt;
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Infine il silenzio&lt;/div&gt;
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nella metropoli morta.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;A man is dead&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Alone and mourned, a man&lt;br /&gt;
approaches his grave, slowly,&lt;br /&gt;
in his last earthly walk.&lt;br /&gt;
Then, there beyond, what?&lt;br /&gt;
His body, already enclosed&lt;br /&gt;
in a coffin with silver handles&lt;br /&gt;
no longer feels life&#39;s palpitations,&lt;br /&gt;
no longer is moved by grief.&lt;br /&gt;
Tomorrow that man is nothing.&lt;br /&gt;
Today already he is only a memory.&lt;br /&gt;
Grieving and incredulous, the living,&lt;br /&gt;
their faces lean and spent,&lt;br /&gt;
look around in despair&lt;br /&gt;
and, mutely, cry to the wind:&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Tomorrow will be my turn, why?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
And I, standing alone,&lt;br /&gt;
look at the ditch&lt;br /&gt;
and then towards the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
Oh muse, beloved teacher,&lt;br /&gt;
answer me, tell me&lt;br /&gt;
what will be of my life?&lt;br /&gt;
Is there life beyond?&lt;br /&gt;
Or is there only&lt;br /&gt;
a dark and gloomy tomb,&lt;br /&gt;
in a field of crosses?&lt;br /&gt;
A warm tear wets&lt;br /&gt;
my face full of life.&lt;br /&gt;
I&#39;d like to weep, just like a child;&lt;br /&gt;
I&#39;d like to scream, rebel,&lt;br /&gt;
punish death. But no! I do nothing!&lt;br /&gt;
I stand there close to the dead man&lt;br /&gt;
in his eternal prison.&lt;br /&gt;
And I listen to the one, in the black tunic, who prays&lt;br /&gt;
and the others who reply after him.&lt;br /&gt;
I hear a last desperate scream&lt;br /&gt;
of the woman who&#39;s lost her friend.&lt;br /&gt;
Then nothing else. A man,&lt;br /&gt;
with a cigarette in his mouth,&lt;br /&gt;
covers the ditch with earth.&lt;br /&gt;
Then, nothing else,&lt;br /&gt;
in the metropolis of the dead.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Le Prove&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Si aspettano le prove&lt;/div&gt;
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per tutta la settimana,&lt;/div&gt;
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per recitare con i colleghi&lt;/div&gt;
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che, pronti, sono presenti&lt;/div&gt;
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per scambiare qualche pettegolezzo&lt;/div&gt;
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e per fare la propria parte.&lt;/div&gt;
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Le prove sono in se stesse&lt;/div&gt;
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degli spettacoli di lavoro,&lt;/div&gt;
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dove si crea una comunione&lt;/div&gt;
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con tutti gli altri amatori.&lt;/div&gt;
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Sono attori questi dilettanti?&lt;/div&gt;
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A dir il vero: non si sa,&lt;/div&gt;
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come non sappiamo chi lo sarà!&lt;/div&gt;
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Ci sono, si deve dire, dei veri attori,&lt;/div&gt;
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che ci fanno da mattatori…&lt;/div&gt;
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la loro presenza è necessaria&lt;/div&gt;
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per propagare le abilità&lt;/div&gt;
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per continuare quest’attività.&lt;/div&gt;
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Sono loro i veri maestri del mestiere!&lt;/div&gt;
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Chi apprende è fortunato&lt;/div&gt;
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di poter essere insegnato&lt;/div&gt;
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e di imparare la dizione,&lt;/div&gt;
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con il buon uso dell’intonazione.&lt;/div&gt;
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Ma non ci dimentichiamo la pronuncia!&lt;/div&gt;
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Vera amica dell’Italiano&lt;/div&gt;
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è la passione di tenersi allenati&lt;/div&gt;
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in due lingue, due culture, due modi&lt;/div&gt;
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diversi di agire e pensare.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Rehearsals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
We wait for rehearsal&lt;br /&gt;
for the whole week,&lt;br /&gt;
to act with colleagues&lt;br /&gt;
who, ready, are present&lt;br /&gt;
to exchange some gossip&lt;br /&gt;
and to recite their part.&lt;br /&gt;
Rehearsals are in themselves&lt;br /&gt;
work performances,&lt;br /&gt;
where a communion is created&lt;br /&gt;
with all other amateurs.&lt;br /&gt;
Are these amateurs actors?&lt;br /&gt;
To tell the truth: we don&#39;t know,&lt;br /&gt;
as we don&#39;t know who will be!&lt;br /&gt;
There are, one must say, some real actors,&lt;br /&gt;
who are our star performers...&lt;br /&gt;
their presence is necessary&lt;br /&gt;
to propagate abilities&lt;br /&gt;
to continue this activity.&lt;br /&gt;
They are the true teachers of this trade!&lt;br /&gt;
Those who learn are fortunate&lt;br /&gt;
to be able to be taught&lt;br /&gt;
and to learn diction,&lt;br /&gt;
with a good use of intonation.&lt;br /&gt;
But let&#39;s not forget pronunciation!&lt;br /&gt;
Italian&#39;s true friend&lt;br /&gt;
is our passion to keep on practising&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;A Filumena Marturano&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Tu, donna napoletana, sei&lt;/div&gt;
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in cerca di giustizia&lt;/div&gt;
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per far avvalere&lt;/div&gt;
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l’eredità di un cognome&lt;/div&gt;
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che sarà d’uso&lt;/div&gt;
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ai tuoi figli già cresciuti.&lt;/div&gt;
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“ ‘E figli sono figli”,&lt;/div&gt;
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tu ricordi a Don Dummi’.&lt;/div&gt;
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Come per dirgli che è l’ora&lt;/div&gt;
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del riscatto, il momento&lt;/div&gt;
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di ignorare il passato&lt;/div&gt;
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per affrontare il futuro&lt;/div&gt;
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piu’ armonioso e sicuro.&lt;/div&gt;
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Son questi tuoi sentimenti&lt;/div&gt;
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che ci hanno colpiti nel cuore&lt;/div&gt;
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in quelle sere di prove&lt;/div&gt;
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quando le tue parole&lt;/div&gt;
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riverberavano nel salone.&lt;/div&gt;
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Ci hai fatto del bene&lt;/div&gt;
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ricordandoci che ogni bambino&lt;/div&gt;
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ha diritto di essere…&lt;/div&gt;
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anche se non ci appartiene.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;To Filumena Marturano&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You, Neapolitan woman, you&lt;br /&gt;
are looking for justice&lt;br /&gt;
to have recognized&lt;br /&gt;
the heredity of a surname&lt;br /&gt;
which will be of use&lt;br /&gt;
to your already grown up children.&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Sons are sons&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
you remind Don Dummi&#39;.&lt;br /&gt;
As if to tell him that this is the hour&lt;br /&gt;
of recognition, the moment&lt;br /&gt;
to ignore the past in order&lt;br /&gt;
to face a more harmonious&lt;br /&gt;
and secure future.&lt;br /&gt;
These sentiments of yours&lt;br /&gt;
have hit us in our heart&lt;br /&gt;
during those evenings of rehearsals&lt;br /&gt;
when your words&lt;br /&gt;
echoed in our lounge room.&lt;br /&gt;
You have done us a good deed&lt;br /&gt;
by reminding us that every child&lt;br /&gt;
has the right to be...&lt;br /&gt;
even if he/she doesn&#39;t belong to us.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Celebriamo i De Filippo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I fratelli De Filippo ti fanno&lt;/div&gt;
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ricordare Napoli, città del cuore:&lt;/div&gt;
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non solo quella con il Vesuvio,&lt;/div&gt;
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con le pizze margherite ed il caffè,&lt;/div&gt;
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con il presepio a Natale e il capitone,&lt;/div&gt;
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con la semplice salsa di pomodoro&lt;/div&gt;
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‘ncoppa a penne e spaghetti,&lt;/div&gt;
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ma anche quella dell’arte e la cultura,&lt;/div&gt;
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dei Pulcinella e la tarantella,&lt;/div&gt;
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della pittura e le cartoline,&lt;/div&gt;
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della musica e le canzoni,&lt;/div&gt;
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dei Piedigrotta e le competizioni,&lt;/div&gt;
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dei racconti e le scenette,&lt;/div&gt;
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del teatro e le commedie.&lt;/div&gt;
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Tre fratelli in dono a tutti&lt;/div&gt;
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con un vulcano ed una baia&lt;/div&gt;
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e tanta vita…per il teatro!&lt;/div&gt;
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E poi il cinema, la radio&lt;/div&gt;
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e la T.V. con Pappagone!&lt;/div&gt;
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Questo è tutto! Ecque qua!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Let&#39;s celebrate the De Filippo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The De Filippo brothers make you&lt;br /&gt;
remember Naples, city of the heart:&lt;br /&gt;
not only the one with Vesuvius,&lt;br /&gt;
with margherite pizze and coffee,&lt;br /&gt;
with the crib at Christmas and the eel,&lt;br /&gt;
with the simple tomatoes sauce&lt;br /&gt;
on top of penne and spaghetti,&lt;br /&gt;
but also the other of the Arts and Culture,&lt;br /&gt;
of Pulcinella and tarantelle,&lt;br /&gt;
of painting and postcards,&lt;br /&gt;
of music and songs,&lt;br /&gt;
of Piedigrotta and competitions,&lt;br /&gt;
of stories and sketches,&lt;br /&gt;
of theatre and comedies.&lt;br /&gt;
Three brothers as a gift to all&lt;br /&gt;
with a vulcano and a bay&lt;br /&gt;
and so much life... for theatre!&lt;br /&gt;
And cinema, radio&lt;br /&gt;
and TV with Pappagone!&lt;br /&gt;
This is all! Ecque Qua!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Mirandolina&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
La morale è questa qua&lt;/div&gt;
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se l’accetti o non ti va!&lt;/div&gt;
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Usa la donna la sensualità&lt;/div&gt;
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per vincere la nobiltà,&lt;/div&gt;
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ma poi s’accontenta&lt;/div&gt;
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di quel che c’ha già!&lt;/div&gt;
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Dimmi allor Mirandolina&lt;/div&gt;
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perchè fai male&lt;/div&gt;
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agli uomini di qualità&lt;/div&gt;
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quando ti trattano&lt;/div&gt;
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con tanta bontà?&lt;/div&gt;
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È questo per far ridere&lt;/div&gt;
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o commedia che ci fa pensar?&lt;/div&gt;
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Viva Goldoni, viva l’amore,&lt;/div&gt;
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si’ è teatro… questo si sa!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Mirandolina&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
This here is the moral&lt;br /&gt;
whether you accept or don&#39;t like it!&lt;br /&gt;
Woman uses her sensuality&lt;br /&gt;
to conquer nobility,&lt;br /&gt;
but then accepts&lt;br /&gt;
the one she already has!&lt;br /&gt;
Tell me then Mirandolina&lt;br /&gt;
why do you hurt&lt;br /&gt;
quality men&lt;br /&gt;
when they treat you&lt;br /&gt;
with so much kindness?&lt;br /&gt;
Is this to make us laugh&lt;br /&gt;
or is it comedy to make us think?&lt;br /&gt;
Hooray for Goldoni, hooray for love,&lt;br /&gt;
yes it&#39;s theatre... this we know!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/7951355502992360322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/7951355502992360322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/mirandolina.html' title='Mirandolina / Mirandolina'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-6948645305672561019</id><published>2018-05-11T02:48:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2018-06-03T02:59:14.329-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Viviamo di teatro / We live of theatre</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Viviamo di teatro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Si fa teatro anche durante le prove!&lt;/div&gt;
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C’è la sfida del lavoro di gruppo e&lt;/div&gt;
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lo spirito di squadra che deve infine&lt;/div&gt;
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emergere: fra poco siamo in scena!&lt;/div&gt;
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Si vedono sempre piu’ chiari gli ego&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che sono ormai lucidati per il vicino&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
approccio con il nostro pubblico,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
padrone in assoluto del teatro!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Ed è a lui che noi dedichiamo&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
quest’altro lavoro teatrale fatto&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di solida fede, di ottimismo e…&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
speranza, per il calco sul palco.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Chi arriva là davanti al pubblico&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
dopo mesi di preparazione sente&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
l’imminente eruzione scenica, fatta&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di ansia, paura, gioia ed orgoglio!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Arrivano i nuovi personaggi&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
con la loro esistenza limitata,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
grazie agli attori che prestano&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
se stessi in dono per farli vivere!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Questo è il piu’ bell’aspetto&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di questo lavoro di vero amore!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;We live of theatre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
We do theatre even during rehearsals!&lt;br /&gt;
There is the challenge of group work and&lt;br /&gt;
team spirit that finally has to&lt;br /&gt;
emerge: soon we shall be on stage!&lt;br /&gt;
You can see always more clearly egos&lt;br /&gt;
which have by now been polished for&lt;br /&gt;
the close approach of our public,&lt;br /&gt;
absolute owner of&amp;nbsp; the theatre!&lt;br /&gt;
And it is to him that we dedicate&lt;br /&gt;
this other theatrical work made&lt;br /&gt;
with solid faith, optimism and...&lt;br /&gt;
hope, for our impression on stage.&lt;br /&gt;
Who arrives there in front of the public&lt;br /&gt;
after months of preparation feels&lt;br /&gt;
the imminent stage eruption, made&lt;br /&gt;
of anxiety, fear, joy and pride!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;New characters arrive&lt;br /&gt;
with their limited lifespan,&lt;br /&gt;
thanks to the actors who lend&lt;br /&gt;
themselves as a gift to make them live!&lt;br /&gt;
This is the most beautiful aspect&lt;br /&gt;
of this work of true love!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/6948645305672561019'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/6948645305672561019'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/viviamo-di-teatro.html' title='Viviamo di teatro / We live of theatre'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-7554684799455106003</id><published>2018-05-11T02:46:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-11T02:46:35.694-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dalla Ciurma de  La Puta Onorata</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Chi sarà laggiu’ in platea&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ad ascoltarci, a volerci bene?&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
I familiari, gli amici, i conoscenti,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
il Signor Pubblico che ci farà la corte?&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Saranno applausi a scena aperta&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che ci aspettano dopo tanto oblio&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
in questo mare, sulla nostra nave&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
dove il navigar c’è stato caro?&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Noi, le debolezze abbiamo tenuto a baia&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
per Venezia e Goldoni, con Canaletto&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
alle nostre spalle. Noi tutti reciteremo&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
insieme a Vivaldi e l’ospite Mozart!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Evviva la ciurma, l’allegria e la gioia.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Portiamolo a tutti il nostro buonumore.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
In questo mondo ci vuole la passione&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
per navigar felici nella gondola dell’amore!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/7554684799455106003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/7554684799455106003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/dalla-ciurma-de-la-puta-onorata.html' title='Dalla Ciurma de  La Puta Onorata'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-2673779410781151880</id><published>2018-05-11T02:44:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-11T02:44:30.685-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Risveglio Culturale</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
C’è un risveglio primaverile&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
nella nostra attività culturale&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
in quest stagione invernale&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
qui nella nostra città di Melbourne.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
E si sentono quei titoli&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di mostre, di teatro, di serate&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
con lo spazio nel tempo,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
la parola incarnata, briciole&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
d’amore, Don Giovanni,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Matteo Badalamenti&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
e tre Commedie in cerca di attori.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Quanta vita, quanta energia,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
e quanti scambi d’informazioni,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di abilità, di pettegolezzi, di paure&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
sulla buona riuscita di ogni attività.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
E gli organizzatori si affaticano,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
si promuovono, si criticano&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
sul come ed il quanto da fare.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
È tutto un risveglio culturale&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
dei cittadini italo-australiani!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/2673779410781151880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/2673779410781151880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/risveglio-culturale.html' title='Risveglio Culturale'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-2037747692811528250</id><published>2018-05-11T02:41:00.007-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-11T02:42:39.511-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Le Maschere</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Ti danno tanta espressività.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Accentua ogni sillaba,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
dagli elasticità.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Attento all’espressione&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ed ai movimenti: devono&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
essere ben precisi,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
senza difficoltà.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Coordina il tuo corpo&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
e rendilo flessibile.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Ogni parte ha la funzione&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
per creare la finzione della storia&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che tu vuoi raccontare.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Non dimenticare&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che le parole hanno&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
significato e suoni.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
A volte le usi&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
per colorire il messaggio&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di una situazione&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che vuoi recitare.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
E quando tu cominci,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ci siamo noi di qua&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che attentamente ti guardiamo&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
senza niente aspettare.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Pero’ se tu riesci&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
a mantenere il controllo,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ad essere maestro&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
della tua parte e farci&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
divertire… noi ti daremo&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
la nostra simpatia,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
la nostra ammirazione,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
per la tua interpretazione.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
E per di piu’, riuscirai,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ad infilarti nel sub-conscio&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
del nostro bagaglio di felicità.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/2037747692811528250'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/2037747692811528250'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/le-maschere.html' title='Le Maschere'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-1565262235541560608</id><published>2018-05-11T02:33:00.004-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-11T02:34:14.529-07:00</updated><title type='text'>L’Ego Rampante</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Racchiuso come in un guscio di castagne&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
il tuo ego lucido e protetto dalle spine&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
si tiene lì di dentro come due uova in ovatta&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
e riesce a starsi buono se nessun lo tocca.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Ma a volte gli altri, che delle castagne arrostite&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
sono ghiotti, ti vengono quatti quatti, sotto sotto,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
piano piano, le vogliono sgusciare dal lor nido&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ed acchiapparle fra le mani senza averle cotte!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Il caldarroste esperto, che in autunno prepara&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
la sua padella con i buchi e la brace pronta,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
non ha alcun problema perchè lui sa bene&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
come snodare la castagna dal suo guscio.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Però l’inesperiente, l’amatore di castagne profumate&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
si può graffiare, pizzicare, farsi male ad ogni&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
svolta... che raccolga le castagne dalla terra,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
o che cerca di aprirle o di cuocerle belle belle.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Il nostro ego lo possono soltanto sopraffare&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
quando è pronto e sa ormai che fine potrà fare.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Perchè infine ognun di noi, come le castagne,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
finiamo tutti nella padella o dal caldarroste!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Ognun di noi ha un periodo tutto suo fra tutti&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
gli altri che lo circondano... e dobbiamo&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
accettare questa vita, questo momento e non&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
dobbiamo dimenticare le castagne o il caldarroste!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/1565262235541560608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/1565262235541560608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/lego-rampante.html' title='L’Ego Rampante'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-6735155392051113674</id><published>2018-05-11T02:29:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-11T02:30:24.321-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Il Successo</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Il successo&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ti dà alla testa&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
come un forte brandy&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
dopo una lunga giornata&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
piena di attività.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Sei stanco.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Il successo&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ti prende piano piano&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
e ti innalza davanti ai tuoi occhi&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ciechi nel silenzio dell’evasione,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
della tua realtà fragile e terrena.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Ti circondi d’importanza propria&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
e dimentichi gli altri tuoi colleghi&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
e ti agiti con il tuo spirito&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
ergastolo, con illusioni volute.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Quando fai così perdi tutto&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
inclusa la tua vana dignità.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Tu pensi di acquistare potere,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
non ce la fai, dovrai per forza cadere.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Capire quanto è importante l’umiltà&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
davanti ai momenti di vero successo...&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
quando tu non dimentichi tutti coloro&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che ti hanno appoggiato ed incoraggiato.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Sii forte ed apprezza il tuo momento,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
non dimenticare i tuoi parenti e gli amici&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che sono le vere perle dell’esistenza&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
giornaliera in questo mondo che cambia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/6735155392051113674'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/6735155392051113674'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/il-successo.html' title='Il Successo'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-3801362199417308182</id><published>2018-05-11T02:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-11T02:26:16.901-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Teatro</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Dolce illusione&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di eccesso, di brio,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di visione di successo,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di oblio della vita.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Sei tu la madre&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di tutte le emozioni,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
cambiandole a vicenda,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
sentendole vivamente.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Tutti coloro che partecipano&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
al tuo fascino di ebbrezza&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
primitiva fanno i primi passi&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
di un primo amore.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Ed è tutto nuovo e bello.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Ti senti completato dall’esperienza&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che presto passa e matura&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
e brucia come un ceppo al fuoco.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
È viva la fiamma&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
dopo il lungo vagito,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
come la mamma che grida&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
al culmine del parto.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
E tu ti lasci prendere&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
dallo stress del fervore&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
come una febbre deliriosa...&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
e ti scagli contro gli altri!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Non riesci a controllare&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
il tuo spirito brigante&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
che ha bisogno di vittime&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
per alleviare il peso della recita.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Imminente, attraente arcobaleno&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
pieno di luce, di colori festanti,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
del pubblico tuo padrone,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
schiavo del tuo gioco. È Teatro!&lt;/div&gt;
</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/3801362199417308182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/3801362199417308182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/teatro.html' title='Teatro'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-1907033187887058404</id><published>2018-05-11T02:07:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-11T02:07:09.742-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The little ship sailed...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
There was a very light ship&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
that sailed towards the high seas&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
to conquer glory wherever it is.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
When the little ship appeared to flounder&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
because of the wind, the storms&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
and other tempestuous things,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
nothing could stop that voyage&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
towards the high sea.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
There was still a long way to go&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
and the sea was smooth, the sails inflated.&lt;/div&gt;
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Everyone sang the daring&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
of this brave little ship.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
But, suddenly, she&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
turned towards the bottom&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
without disclosing her reasons&lt;/div&gt;
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around the world.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Her strong crew&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
sang with the big fish&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&quot;Oh little ship don&#39;t drown&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
because the high far away shores&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
are still not yours!&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Oh little ship&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
go on sailing because&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
we are all behind you&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
until you reach the shores!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
The little ship sailed...&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
The little ship, that time,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
with a great effort&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
pushed herself on high&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
on the waves of the sea.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
And continued to sail&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
towards her goal there close to the horizon!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
She sailed happily&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
for a good while&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
and everyone commented:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&quot;This little ship&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
is indeed sailing well!&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
And the wind&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
accompanied&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
its inflated sails!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
(That little ship was truly beautiful!)&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&quot;Oh my! What is happening?&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
The little ship is trembling!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
She is confused amidst the waves!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Where are you, crew?&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Big fish, don&#39;t let her drown!&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Every help&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
was too late.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
The little brave ship&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
is today under the sea&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
whilst the poet remembers&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
that first lament.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
The little ship sailed...&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&quot;Oh little ship don&#39;t drown&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
because the horizon&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
is still not yours!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Oh little ship&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
keep on sailing&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
because we are all behind you&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
until you reach the shore!&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/1907033187887058404'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/1907033187887058404'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-little-ship-sailed.html' title='The little ship sailed...'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-712754023239551881</id><published>2018-05-11T02:02:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-11T02:03:35.011-07:00</updated><title type='text'>La navicella andava...</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;C&#39;era una navicella leggera leggera&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;che navigava verso l&#39;alto mare&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;per conquistare la gloria là dov&#39;è.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Quando la navicella si dibatteva&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;per il vento, le bufere&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;e le altre cose tempestose,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;niente turbava quel viaggio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;verso l&#39;alto mare.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ma c&#39;era ancora un corso lungo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;e il mare era liscio, le vele gonfie.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Tutti cantavano l&#39;ardire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;di questa brava navicella.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ma, ad un tratto, essa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;si girò verso il fondo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;senza dire le sue ragioni&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;in giro al mondo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Però la sua ciurma forte&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;cantò con i pesci grossi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&quot;Oh navicella non ti annegare&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;perchè le alte sponde&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;non sono ancora tue!&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;La nav icella andava...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“Oh navicella riprendi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;a navigare&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;perchè siamo tutti con te&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;fino all tua meta!”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Quella volta la navicella&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;con uno sforzo grosso&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;si spinse in alto&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;sulle onde del mare.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;E continuò a navigare&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;verso la meta lì vicino all&#39;orizzonte!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Navigò contenta&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;per un bel pò di tempo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;che tuffi commentarono:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“Questa navicella&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;veramente va!”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ed il vento si gonfiava&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;sempre più dietro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;alle sue vele gonfie!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;(Era veramente bella, quella navicella!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;La nav icella andava...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&quot;Ahimè! Che succede?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;La navicella trema!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Si confonde fra le onde!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ciurma dove sei?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Pesci grossi, non fatela annegare!&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ogni aiuto è stato&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;in vano.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Quella navicella&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;è oggi sotto il fondo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;mentre il poeta ricorda&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;quel primo lamento.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&quot;Oh navicella non t&#39;annegare&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;perchè le alte sponde&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;non sono ancora tue!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Oh navicella riprendi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;a navigare perchè tutti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;siamo con te&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;fino all tua meta!&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/712754023239551881'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/712754023239551881'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/05/la-navicella-andava.html' title='La navicella andava...'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-6643966607472681587</id><published>2018-01-22T23:16:00.004-08:00</published><updated>2018-05-26T23:35:25.376-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nella"/><title type='text'>Nella / Nella</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Written 04-09-2016&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;My beautiful wife is sick.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Change is the result,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;like a tsunami, like a storm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Loss and rebirth hand in hand.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;In God&#39;s arms we lay...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;Nella&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;La mia bella moglie e&#39; malata.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Cambiamento e&#39; il risultato,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;come uno tsunami, come una tempesta.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Perdita e rinascita mano a mano.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Giaciamo nelle mani di Dio...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/6643966607472681587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/6643966607472681587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/01/nella.html' title='Nella / Nella'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-8505731898731637435</id><published>2018-01-22T23:16:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2018-02-06T01:38:26.604-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="My Train Journey"/><title type='text'>MY TRAIN JOURNEY / IL MIO VIAGGIO SUL TRENO</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;MY TRAIN JOURNEY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Written 7 March 2016&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;On my journey&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;through Life,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;there are times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;when I feel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;that I am on a train&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;and people get on&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;and off at each station.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Some people sit next to me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;They become friends&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;and even share a sandwich&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;and a drink with me!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;But when it&#39;s time to get off,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;they do... and I remain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;on my own or soon with other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;company. We wait for our&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;own train stop to arrive!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;This process continues&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;through my Life, like an endless&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;railroad that moves forward&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;and does not look back!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;I am on this train&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;and admire the changing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;landscapes and people&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;who come in and out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;of this daily routine!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Life, in the end,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;is my journey, your&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;journey. Our train&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;stop station will&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;arrive and we&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;must get off&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;and proceed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;who knows where...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;IL MIO VIAGGIO SUL TRENO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Nel mio viaggio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;attraverso la vita,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;ci sono momenti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;quando sento&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;che sono su un treno&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;e la gente sale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;e scende ad ogni stazione.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Della gente si siede vicino a me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Diventano amici&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;e condividono anche&amp;nbsp; un sandwich&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;ed una bevanda con me!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Ma quando e&#39; il momento di scendere,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;lo fanno... ed io rimango&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;da solo o subito dopo con altra&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;compagnia. Aspettiamo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;che arrivi la fermata del nostro treno!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Questo procedimento continua&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;nella mia vita, senza fine, come&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;una ferrovia che si muove in avanti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;senza mai guardare indietro.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Sono su questo treno&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;ed ammiro i cambiamenti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;dei panorami e la gente&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;che viene dentro e fuori&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;di questa routine quotidiana.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;La vita, in fine,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;e&#39; il mio viaggio, il tuo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;viaggio. La fermata&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;della nostra stazione&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;arrivera&#39; e noi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;dobbiamo scendere&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;e procedere&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;chissa&#39; dove...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/8505731898731637435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/8505731898731637435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/01/my-train-journey.html' title='MY TRAIN JOURNEY / IL MIO VIAGGIO SUL TRENO'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-2994061346686529708</id><published>2018-01-22T23:15:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2018-02-06T01:39:26.942-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Spring... This Year 2017"/><title type='text'>Spring... This Year 2017</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;SPRING... THIS YEAR 2017&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Written 03 September 2017&lt;/div&gt;
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It&#39;s here again... this Spring.&lt;/div&gt;
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A lot different for me&lt;/div&gt;
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since Nella has passed away.&lt;/div&gt;
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I look at the plants blooming...&lt;/div&gt;
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especially the fruit trees&lt;/div&gt;
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and the flowers on bushes&lt;/div&gt;
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in my neighbourhood houses.&lt;/div&gt;
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There is a sense of sadness, yet&lt;/div&gt;
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with some renewed hope to live&lt;/div&gt;
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and fulfill this Season&#39;s promises!&lt;/div&gt;
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Even if I go home each day&lt;/div&gt;
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after my work and find solace&lt;/div&gt;
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in my memories.&lt;/div&gt;
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Life calls upon me again&lt;/div&gt;
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with renewed fervour and hope&lt;/div&gt;
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that I shall continue my journey&lt;/div&gt;
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and face each Season, indeed&lt;/div&gt;
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each day as a soldier in battle!&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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We all one day fall, depending&lt;/div&gt;
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on time and place, circumstance&lt;/div&gt;
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and situation, in company or alone.&lt;/div&gt;
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Yet this Spring is here, the birds&lt;/div&gt;
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are chirping, the Earth is preparing&lt;/div&gt;
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Humanity in this part of the world&lt;/div&gt;
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as it continues its collective melody.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Let there be a closer look&lt;br /&gt;
at all of my surrounding life&lt;/div&gt;
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that demands my attention&lt;/div&gt;
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and my participation... other&lt;/div&gt;
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Springs will come to mind...&lt;/div&gt;
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but this one is here. Rejoice,&lt;/div&gt;
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for each day the sun rises&lt;/div&gt;
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as it has always done&lt;/div&gt;
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in its own Celestial Life.&lt;/div&gt;
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It too will one day&lt;/div&gt;
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in Eternity stop its journey.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Rise to the challenge today&lt;/div&gt;
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and enjoy the smell of those roses,&lt;/div&gt;
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the green of the meadows,&lt;/div&gt;
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the fresh air of this new dawn!&lt;/div&gt;
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It&#39;s Spring and it is here, now!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;La Primavera... quest&#39;anno 2017&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;E&#39; qui di nuovo... questa primavera.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Tanto differente per me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;da quando Nella e&#39; andata via.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Guardo le piante rinfiorire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;specialmente le piante di frutta&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;ed i fiori sui cespugli&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;nelle case del mio vicinato.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;C&#39;e&#39; un senso di tristezza, pero&#39;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;con rinnovata speranza di vivere&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;e soddisfare le promesse di questa stagione!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Anche se ritorno a casa ogni giorno&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;dopo il mio lavoro e trovo conforto&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;nelle mie memorie.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/2994061346686529708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/2994061346686529708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/01/spring-this-year-2017.html' title='Spring... This Year 2017'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-32521339871388415</id><published>2018-01-22T23:14:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2018-01-22T23:14:28.075-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gente Straordinaria... che ti fa pensare"/><title type='text'>Gente Straordinaria... che ti fa pensare</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gente Straordinaria... che ti fa pensare&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Written 08 July 2017&lt;/div&gt;
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La&#39; fuori c&#39;e&#39; gente&lt;/div&gt;
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straordinaria che fa&lt;/div&gt;
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cose da capogiro.&lt;/div&gt;
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E poi vedo me qui&lt;/div&gt;
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a tavolino, dove ormai&lt;/div&gt;
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mi tuffo nel mio tutto!&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Vorrei, vorrei fare tante&lt;/div&gt;
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cose, raccontare storie,&lt;/div&gt;
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parlare un po&#39; a tutti&lt;/div&gt;
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e farli riflettere e divertirsi.&lt;/div&gt;
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Qual&#39;e&#39; il segreto di una vita&lt;/div&gt;
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ben vissuta, di un viaggio&lt;/div&gt;
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ben riuscito, di un periodo nuovo?&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Perche&#39; la vita non si arresta,&lt;/div&gt;
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procede come un fiume che si fa&lt;/div&gt;
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strada verso un lago, magari il mare!&lt;/div&gt;
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E poi le sue acque vanno in cielo,&lt;/div&gt;
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per poi ritornare di nuovo lassu&#39;&lt;/div&gt;
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in montagna e scendere ancora&lt;/div&gt;
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una volta in un ruscello ed il fiume&lt;/div&gt;
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che la porta giu&#39;...&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
Un ciclo: l&#39;acqua del fiume&lt;/div&gt;
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che nasce e poi rinasce!&lt;/div&gt;
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La morte? Forse e&#39; soltanto&lt;/div&gt;
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un nuovo principio. Chissa&#39;?&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Forse cosi&#39; e&#39; anche la persona,&lt;/div&gt;
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si anche quelle straordinarie.&lt;/div&gt;
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Vengono e se ne vanno...&lt;/div&gt;
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a volte ritornano in nuove vesti,&lt;/div&gt;
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in corpi diversi... e ci fanno pensare.&lt;/div&gt;
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Si&#39;, ci fanno sentire felici dentro.&lt;/div&gt;
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Gente straordinaria, gente come noi!&lt;/div&gt;
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Come me e te! Si&#39;, persone straordinarie...&lt;/div&gt;
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che non ci sono piu&#39;... e poi ci sei tu&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/32521339871388415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/32521339871388415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/01/gente-straordinaria-che-ti-fa-pensare.html' title='Gente Straordinaria... che ti fa pensare'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-5668357718388522513</id><published>2018-01-22T23:13:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2021-01-07T23:22:19.743-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gratitude"/><title type='text'>Gratitude / Gratitudine</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;GRATITUDE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Written Monday 15 May 2017&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Whatever we get is a blessing.&lt;/div&gt;
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Including &#39;gratitude&#39; for things&lt;/div&gt;
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that we have done! A rare&lt;/div&gt;
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acknowledgement is not enough!&lt;/div&gt;
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Gratitude demonstrated with a hug&lt;/div&gt;
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or kiss or handshake or other&lt;/div&gt;
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is a welcome addition to the day.&lt;/div&gt;
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Sometimes you can do a lot&lt;/div&gt;
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for certain individuals, friends&lt;/div&gt;
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or children and miss out!&lt;/div&gt;
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On the other hand, at times, gratitude&lt;/div&gt;
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arrives in basketful, unannounced!&lt;/div&gt;
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And you say to yourself: &#39;I did not&lt;/div&gt;
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deserve such gratitude! How come&lt;/div&gt;
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it has arrived so unexpectedly?&#39;&lt;/div&gt;
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This is the mystery of &#39;gratitude!&lt;/div&gt;
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So how to behave or plan to behave&lt;/div&gt;
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when I am ignored, or do things&lt;/div&gt;
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that others don&#39;t want me to do?&lt;/div&gt;
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I like to take photos, post on Facebook&lt;/div&gt;
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or write a long card to remember&lt;/div&gt;
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or express my appreciation and&lt;/div&gt;
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yet some say: &#39;Don&#39;t bother, I don&#39;t&lt;/div&gt;
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want this from you!&#39; So they turn&lt;/div&gt;
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and either do nothing or copy&lt;/div&gt;
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what you were doing with others.&lt;/div&gt;
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Bu if you don&#39;t show your hand,&lt;/div&gt;
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they don&#39;t even think of doing it!&lt;/div&gt;
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There is nothing better than&lt;/div&gt;
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open gratitude and a feeling of&lt;/div&gt;
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inclusion... yet this sensitivity&lt;/div&gt;
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can be a great negative, or&lt;/div&gt;
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you can just turn around and say:&lt;/div&gt;
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&#39;Thank you for ignoring me, thank you&lt;/div&gt;
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for being you! I know now how you&lt;/div&gt;
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want to be treated by me... and I will!&#39;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;GRATITUDINE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Written Monday 15 May 2017&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/5668357718388522513'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/5668357718388522513'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/01/gratitude.html' title='Gratitude / Gratitudine'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-8812406054762312504</id><published>2018-01-22T23:10:00.004-08:00</published><updated>2018-01-22T23:10:54.403-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anno Nuovo"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Vita Nuova"/><title type='text'>Anno Nuovo, Vita Nuova</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
By Tom Padula written 31/12/2016&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Anno Nuovo, Vita Nuova&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Che sara&#39;, sara&#39;!&lt;/div&gt;
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Ego sum est sum&lt;/div&gt;
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I am who I am&lt;/div&gt;
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&quot;Let the future unfold&lt;/div&gt;
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into a New Chapter&lt;/div&gt;
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of my Life from couple&lt;/div&gt;
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to single life... the path&lt;/div&gt;
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has narrowed but it can&lt;/div&gt;
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go further... there is&lt;/div&gt;
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a light at the end&lt;/div&gt;
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of this tunnel... Let it&lt;/div&gt;
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shine bright and brighter!&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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For Life is sacred&lt;/div&gt;
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in body, mind and spirit.&lt;/div&gt;
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Look after these and&lt;/div&gt;
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the rest will follow!&lt;/div&gt;
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Keep your calm&lt;/div&gt;
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when encountering dissent.&lt;/div&gt;
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Keep cool when there is heat!&lt;/div&gt;
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Be generous to those who deserve it!&lt;/div&gt;
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But always be kind, always just!&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/8812406054762312504'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/8812406054762312504'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/01/anno-nuovo-vita-nuova.html' title='Anno Nuovo, Vita Nuova'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852497248174422277.post-8623322496003498216</id><published>2018-01-22T23:09:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2018-01-23T01:02:59.886-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="WITHOUT YOU"/><title type='text'>Without You</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;WITHOUT YOU&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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It&#39;s one year and two months (almost)&lt;/div&gt;
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that you took your last breath&lt;/div&gt;
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in front of me. You went&lt;/div&gt;
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away in Heaven Above&lt;/div&gt;
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to travel the Skies and the Universe.&lt;/div&gt;
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Who knows, maybe, you returned&lt;/div&gt;
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to Mother Earth as a part&lt;/div&gt;
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of this World to lay in rest.&lt;/div&gt;
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A fate reserved for all of us...&lt;/div&gt;
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and then to unlock the mystery&lt;/div&gt;
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of Life and Death... and&lt;/div&gt;
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the resurrection of the Spirit&lt;/div&gt;
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away from our human remains.&lt;/div&gt;
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For now, I feel inside a sense&lt;/div&gt;
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of emptiness, as if you are&lt;/div&gt;
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coming back from another&lt;/div&gt;
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overseas trip. But then you came&lt;/div&gt;
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back and all proceeded normally.&lt;/div&gt;
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Now I have to find the strength&lt;/div&gt;
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to travel alone or in the company&lt;/div&gt;
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of others, companions, without you!&lt;/div&gt;
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You were mine and I belonged&lt;/div&gt;
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to you... Now I am on my own&lt;/div&gt;
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without my life&#39;s companion...&lt;/div&gt;
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Now I must live as myself&lt;/div&gt;
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and learn to live each day,&lt;/div&gt;
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and keep my dreams alive,&lt;/div&gt;
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and move forward joyfully!&lt;/div&gt;
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Yet, I will never forget&lt;/div&gt;
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in my wanderings to come&lt;/div&gt;
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your strength, smile...&lt;/div&gt;
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and will still feel you&lt;/div&gt;
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by my side holding hands...&lt;/div&gt;
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Happy Anniversary, my love.&lt;/div&gt;
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Your Tom&lt;br /&gt;
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</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/8623322496003498216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852497248174422277/posts/default/8623322496003498216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tompadulapoetry.blogspot.com/2018/01/without-you.html' title='Without You'/><author><name>Tom Padula</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09880785996946360738</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA7td0Ou-9SvHGcFzXViBIOJ9PqysmUPcMvtJbTkF5t7EVFxzWk1xOz0fzeJhsPX3JmtF5_kbW7DDnuq0kLweuoj2HpLRUvNHb1h1VLPZQzq8ZLH-KmRa_C7Raew8VA/s220/TomPadula-BlueSky-LargeSingle.jpg'/></author></entry></feed>