"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

Ci sono orsi tutti in giro…

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Ci sono orsi tutti in giro, orsi tutti intorno,
orsi mattina e sera, orsi mattina e giorno.
Sudici orsi ludici, giocano a nascondino,
fanno tana nel tronco degli alberi,
dentro al nostro giardino.
Ci sono orsi sui tuoi capelli,
dei lunghi orsi chiari, orsi sui tuoi capelli.
Ed io ti ho veduto salire sopra un altare
e dire una messa da orsi e per gli orsi pregare,
e cucire ho veduto vestiti da sposa, per nozze di piombo,
e orsi gridare e ballare sulla cima del mondo.
Ci sono orsi tutti intorno, orsi in Via Frattina,
attraversavano la strada tranquillamente alle undici di mattina.
Sterminate distese di orsi, refrattarie ad ogni sterminio,
sorridevano dalle finestre tutte d’oro e d’alluminio.
Erano gli orsi del magro cuore, seduti ad aspettare,
il nostro magro cuore.
Così ti ho veduto dividere e moltiplicare,
con trecento milioni di orsi da calcolare,
e trascorrere ho visto fanciulle,
con le guance di pesca, e pescatori pescare,
usare occhi per esca.


Sì, lo so, non era proprio così. Ma qui ci sono davvero orsi tutti in giro. E’ una delle iniziative artistico-culturali che fioriscono nella mia amata città: bear-in-mind. Orsetti urbani in ogni dove, in corso di Porta Ticinese, vicino a casa mia. Spettacolare. Spero che facciano presto una terza edizione: voglio creare anch’io il mio orso metropolitano.
Ah, dimenticavo: adoro la mia città. E chi la critica non sa quello che dice (ma potrebbe iniziare con l’andarsene, così si risolve il fantomatico problema del traffico).
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