"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."

Incontro perturbante

 

T’ho incrociata alla stazione
che inseguivi il tuo profumo
presa in trappola da un tailleur grigio fumo
i giornali in una mano e nell’altra il tuo destino
camminavi fianco a fianco al tuo assassino.

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  • HowlingWolf
    Posted at 07:46h, 24 October Reply

    Confesso, non ho realizzato che era “Se ti tagliassero a pezzetti” finchè non sono andato a controllare, ma sapevo già dopo i primi due versi di dover andare a spulciare tra le canzoni del Faber…

  • HowlingWolf
    Posted at 07:47h, 24 October Reply

    (ritento, il primo tentativo non è andato a buon fine)

    Confesso, non ho realizzato che era “Se ti tagliassero a pezzetti” finchè non sono andato a controllare, ma sapevo già dopo i primi due versi di dover andare a spulciare tra le canzoni del Faber…

  • Shelidon
    Posted at 08:39h, 24 October Reply

    La piattaforma splinder è sempre peggio, sia per la gestione dei commenti che per il caricamento dei post. Non parliamo poi della funzione di ricerca, che prima funzionava male e ora non funziona proprio. Mah…

    A parte questo, è uno stile decisamente inconfondibile, n’est-ce pas?

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