Only a spark of fragility
can free from this dance of darkness,
from the frenzy of a world
of engines and wars,
which gets excited and proud
of grief and tears.
Only fragility can give us hope
in this night of the soul
where peace is rest
(after the slaughter),
awful is death
(but only of one’s mates),
enticing the looks of those
who with intoxicating persuasiveness
reassure us, soothe us leading us,
survivors,
along the last stretch of the road
(to our final ruin).
Author Bio:
Born in Ancona, graduated in Mathematics and in Political Sciences at the Padua University, Paolo Borsoni has published books and essays on the magazines including: "Sapere," "L'Elaborazione Automatica," "La Critica Sociologica, "Trimestre," and "Critica del Diritto." He also published three books of poetry and a collection of short stories.
He has won the following literary prizes including: "Garcia Lorca," "Raymond Carver," “Rocco Scotellaro,” “Alpi Apuane,” "Creativa," “Roberto Fertonani,” “Terziere di Cittavecchia,” "Cosmo d'Oro," "Città Di Pinerolo," "Città di Pescia," “Il Sabato del Villaggio," “Villa d’Agri,” “Dante Boschi,” "Un Solo Mondo," “Liberali,” “Premio Letterario Campagnola,” “Parole in Poesia,” “Versi per L’Anima,” “Nino Ferri,” “Il Rifugio dei Sogni,” “Mario Ferrario,” "AGO," “Due Torri," “Poesie a Lappano,” “Alba,” and "L'Uomo dopo Darwin."
can free from this dance of darkness,
from the frenzy of a world
of engines and wars,
which gets excited and proud
of grief and tears.
Only fragility can give us hope
in this night of the soul
where peace is rest
(after the slaughter),
awful is death
(but only of one’s mates),
enticing the looks of those
who with intoxicating persuasiveness
reassure us, soothe us leading us,
survivors,
along the last stretch of the road
(to our final ruin).
Author Bio:
Born in Ancona, graduated in Mathematics and in Political Sciences at the Padua University, Paolo Borsoni has published books and essays on the magazines including: "Sapere," "L'Elaborazione Automatica," "La Critica Sociologica, "Trimestre," and "Critica del Diritto." He also published three books of poetry and a collection of short stories.
He has won the following literary prizes including: "Garcia Lorca," "Raymond Carver," “Rocco Scotellaro,” “Alpi Apuane,” "Creativa," “Roberto Fertonani,” “Terziere di Cittavecchia,” "Cosmo d'Oro," "Città Di Pinerolo," "Città di Pescia," “Il Sabato del Villaggio," “Villa d’Agri,” “Dante Boschi,” "Un Solo Mondo," “Liberali,” “Premio Letterario Campagnola,” “Parole in Poesia,” “Versi per L’Anima,” “Nino Ferri,” “Il Rifugio dei Sogni,” “Mario Ferrario,” "AGO," “Due Torri," “Poesie a Lappano,” “Alba,” and "L'Uomo dopo Darwin."
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