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pjtalty
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since 2002-07-17

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W.A., Australia

0 posted 2003-02-07 08:01 AM

They wheedled fire
from green trees;
smoke emerged
reluctantly,
child-like as on
an unwanted errand.

It cuddled slowly
round the edge of
a long valley where
spritely young trees
were being nurtured
by an Italian Spring;
where gleaming moss clothed
ancient, pitted rocks
as snow melted slowly.

We shared the wide-awake sky
with hills, unaltered from times
when pagan Marsi claimed the soil,
made their celebration
with rites of dedication
and centuries of toil.

Time flew;
from the barbecue
we made a bee-line
in a very fast car
for a bar
where they sold
coffee, tea, wine,
beer (icy cold),
a three-decker sandwich
and, for the crowd,
played very loud
songs in a foreign language.

Patrick Talty

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

1 posted 2003-02-07 08:31 AM

pjtalty
A nice glimpse into a moment, enjoyed.

Dr Pepper Freak
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2 posted 2003-02-07 09:37 AM

Hmm, made me thirsty and hungry and of course brought back my own memories of htis kind. Well done!

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it. ~ Lena Horne

Cpat Hair

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3 posted 2003-02-07 09:46 AM

nicely written. good imagery and passage of time portrayed.... I enjoyed

Aenimal
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the ass-end of space

4 posted 2003-02-07 12:23 PM

thanks, stirred up memories of my two visits to italy..sigh

Midnitesun

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Gaia

5 posted 2003-02-07 05:12 PM

I enjoyed this read.Even though I don't like BBQ's, I do enjoy being outdoors, watching those trees grow and the rivers flow. Thanks for sharing this trip.

Auguste

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By the sea

6 posted 2003-02-07 09:17 PM

I DO : like BBQ's, but more than that, I so much enjoyed your use of imagery and you made me feel as if I were a part this lovely scene. Wonderful! Welcome to Passions, I'm sure you're going to find a lot of fans of your poetry here, as well as make many new friends.

The stars will shine when I am gone,
the earth will turn on as before,
the gulls, still race along the shore,
the morning star, still kiss the dawn

SEA

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with you

7 posted 2003-02-07 09:27 PM

yes, great imagery! I really like this

pjtalty
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since 2002-07-17

Posts 111
W.A., Australia

8 posted 2003-02-07 09:43 PM

Thanks to all you lovely poets for your kind comments about *Barbecue In Abruzzo*.I lived and worked (as a teacher) in Italy during 1981-83.

My students were always very kind to me. The occasion that inspired the poem was organized for me by a group of students in the beautiful and famous Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo.

I enjoyed the barbie and the company, but was fascinated by the many contrasts I observed : historically, environmentally and socially. I tried to capture the effects of those obsrvations in this poem.

Whether or not I succeeded will, of course, be up to the reaction of individual readers. I will most certainly be grateful for any suggestions involving revision(s).

Patrick Talty

Bill Charles
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highways, & byways, for now

9 posted 2003-02-07 10:11 PM

pjtalty - now that sounds like my kinda place...

BC

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