Friday, March 11, 2011

How Many Panadol Kill

ISLANDS


days ago at point-blank ask a friend who is in Elba: "How big is your island?" Well, a little 'over Palermo ... " With about 30,000 residents in the winter, as well as 300,000 in the summer. In front of 700,000 in Palermo, fairly stable.

Hence a comparison fast, between Palermo and noisy little fond of rules and Elba, closed nature by isolating the nth degree, a bit 'guinea a bit' racist. So inclined to speak out loud, at any time. Just like a Palermo.

meanders on the broad vowels, so southern and "candles", the colorful Tuscan cursing, thrown down without any restraint, but without excessive malice.
The chat with his friend ends with a shared reflection: after all, in the world, there are islands that closed and invisible, are not always separated from the rest of the world.
The miracle is, perhaps, one: when the islands can, together, to talk.

Maria D'Asaro (published in "Centonove" 11-3-2011)

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