"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."

Flaming June

Lord Leighton, Flaming June

Non credo che chiesi promesse al suo sguardo,
non mi sembra che scelsi il silenzio o la voce,
quando il cuore stordì e ora no, non ricordo
se fu troppo sgomento o troppo felice,
e il cuore impazzì e ora no, non ricordo,
da quale orizzonte sfumasse la luce.

E fra lo spettacolo dolce dell’erba
fra lunghe carezze finite sul volto,
quelle sue cosce color madreperla
rimasero forse un fiore non colto.

Ma che la baciai questo sì lo ricordo
col cuore ormai sulle labbra,
ma che la baciai, per Dio, sì lo ricordo,
e il mio cuore le restò sulle labbra.

(F. De André, Un malato di cuore)

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