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Hi Erminia,

A few niggles about this one, see below. I hesitate because my Italian is
virtually non-existent, but I see very few others responding, so I thought
I'd risk it.
Please correct me if I misunderstood the images.They are beautiful and I'd
hate to do them injustice.

Best,
Tess
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From: erminia <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 08 January 2002 22:56
Subject: Re: poem for reconciliation ,1992


>- rosaspina
>
>Coltivo segreta
>nel fianco una spina.
>Non mi conosci rosa,
>ne' mi conosci presa
>in un ritmo, oscillando.
>Ma mi conosci bianca
>come vollero
>gli angeli, voce
>che spera sia
>fuoco, non litania.
>
>
>(Salerno, 1992)
>
>
>
>- rosaspina
>
>Secretly, I nurture
>in my flank a thorn.
>You do not know me a rose, (as a rose?)
>[nor do] you know me taken
>in a rhythm, swinging.
>But you know me as [...] white
>as wished [for] by [...] angels, a voice
>that hopes for fire,
>not litany.
>
>
>(Salerno, 1992)
>