Poem
Antonella Anedda
That which remains of love
There was much in that dawn, in that hotel, in the paperthat revealed the hard water of the wall and ceiling.
Everything, perhaps the meaning of the world
was in her sob
with the back of her neck banging against the bed
and in the gesture of him
wrapping her breasts in the sheet.
Outside the day grew
unnatural, like the metal stem of the lamp
long shaken with rage
when the other’s body was more alone.
© Translation: 2004, Antonella Anedda
Quello che dell’amore resta
Quello che dell’amore resta
Molto era in quell’alba, in quell’albergo, nella cartache mostrava l’acqua dura del muro e del soffitto.
Tutto, forse il senso del mondo
era nel singhiozzo di lei
con la nuca che batteva contro il letto
e nel gesto di lui
che le avvolgeva i seni nel lenzuolo.
Fuori cresceva il giorno
innaturale, come lo stelo di ferro della lampada
scosso a lungo con ira
quando il corpo dell’altro era più solo.
© 2003, Antonella Anedda
From: Il catalogo della gioia
Publisher: Donzelli, Roma
From: Il catalogo della gioia
Publisher: Donzelli, Roma
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That which remains of love
There was much in that dawn, in that hotel, in the paperthat revealed the hard water of the wall and ceiling.
Everything, perhaps the meaning of the world
was in her sob
with the back of her neck banging against the bed
and in the gesture of him
wrapping her breasts in the sheet.
Outside the day grew
unnatural, like the metal stem of the lamp
long shaken with rage
when the other’s body was more alone.
© 2004, Antonella Anedda
From: Il catalogo della gioia
From: Il catalogo della gioia
That which remains of love
There was much in that dawn, in that hotel, in the paperthat revealed the hard water of the wall and ceiling.
Everything, perhaps the meaning of the world
was in her sob
with the back of her neck banging against the bed
and in the gesture of him
wrapping her breasts in the sheet.
Outside the day grew
unnatural, like the metal stem of the lamp
long shaken with rage
when the other’s body was more alone.
© 2004, Antonella Anedda
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