> Rampant capitalists there are now the unopposed ruling class. Reminds me of somewhere, Erminia. Oh no, it's UK plc. Where there are also elections forthcoming, of a sort .... Now if only I just had to visit that as a tourist ..... Come to think of it, it suggests other countries too. The names seem almost to drop out the Sky. david b ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clitennestra Giordan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 11:01 AM Subject: Re: Italian political election: the day-after -dialogue > Hello, Ali, Robin and Chris, > > thank you for your appreciation. It goes without saying that I will > consider Italy from now on just a tourist place to visit until things will > change. Rampant capitalists there are now the unopposed ruling class. > I have written this poem while being on line. Meaning that > to write to Poetryetc can be inspiring towards dialogue. > > While in Italy, I visited not only the dark secretive electoral cabinet, > among the three unstable wooden walls of which I felt very frustrated, > knowing already that my kind of vote would have not obtain the desired > results, but also the three temples of Paestum, and the I found , in the > soothing effect of ancient apollonian beauty, some sort of consolation. > > I took lots of photos and if you are interested to view it, I could put > them on line on Transference. (While taking some rest with my back against > an ancient Greek column, I happened to be arrowed. > Where the arrow came from and who cast it, I cannot tell. But it went > straight into my chest and I bear a sign of it. > > Erminia > > Erminia >