Eugenio Montale

 

Above the Graffitied Wall

Above the graffitied wall

throwing its shade on a few park benches

the bowl of sky appears

resolved.

Who, now, can recall

the impetuous fire sizzling in the veins

of the world? A cold spell, and its impenetrable

forms are dispersed.

I’ll see the docks again tomorrow

the city wall and busy street.

In the burgeoning future the days

bob, anchored like boats in the harbor.

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