Edoardo Chiari                                                                                       Firenze 9 Gennaio 1985


Voglio Salire

Eppure all'inizio non sembrava poi

                                                                     tanto brutto scendere:

                                                                   limacciose Paludi mi guidavano il

                                                                 passo e, qua e là tra le canne,

                                                               altre Ombre solitarie e trepide mi

                                                             davano un quasi mezzo gaudio.

                                                           mA po-i

                                                         AahhHkkh AiutO

                                                       il Coccodrillo

                                                     il Coccodrillo lo vidi da vicino,

                                                     d'un lampo l'ho riconosciuto e mi

                                                        voltai, dapprima rantolando

                                                           nella Melma,ma poi, ripreso vigore,

                                                               le luride Canne squassando

                                                                   in spasmodica fuga verso le Rocce.

Dure e taglienti parver le Rocce ora,

      ma quanto dolci i loro graffi furon!

       Coś giunsi a riveder mia origo,

                      piccola valle di fetidi stagni sparsa,

                                   che sdegnai per sfidar le fredde Rocce.

                   Eppure erano scabrose,

                       ed erano percosse da

                                           Vento di uman calor rapace,

                                                                   ma digrignando raggiunsi l'Altopiano,

                                                                        a goder d'ampi Pascoli, verdi e liberi!

                                                                                       Ĺ mi piacque, con gli Altri, stare un poco,

                                                                                        poi ho voluto scalar Rocce ghiacciate,

                                                                           dove puoi scivolar su dura lastra,

                                                                                                ma puoi anche trovar la Stella Alpina.

                                                                                                  Da qui ora ammiro le potenti Vette,

                                                                                                           che candidamente dominano il Mondo,

                                                                                                                            su cui rare Aquile osano Volare.

                                                                                                                               Ĺ ora voglio salire...

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                                                                                ... e forse

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                                                                                                  a contemplare

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                                                                                                        altre mete

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                                                                                                                              saṛ ammesso ...