La speranza (hope) - Coronavirus pandemy

            "Era l’11 marzo del 2020, le strade erano vuote, i negozi chiusi, la gente non usciva più.
Ma la primavera non sapeva nulla.
Ed i fiori continuavano a sbocciare
Ed il sole a splendere
E tornavano le rondini
E il cielo si colorava di rosa e di blu
La mattina si impastava il pane e si infornavano i ciambelloni
Diventava buio sempre più tardi e la mattina le luci entravano presto dalle finestre socchiuse
Era l’11 marzo 2020 i ragazzi studiavano connessi a Gsuite
E nel pomeriggio immancabile l’appuntamento a tressette
Fu l’anno in cui si poteva uscire solo per fare la spesa
Dopo poco chiusero tutto
Anche gli uffici
L’esercito iniziava a presidiare le uscite e i confini
Perché non c’era più spazio per tutti negli ospedali
E la gente si ammalava
Ma la primavera non lo sapeva e le gemme continuavano ad uscire
Era l’11 marzo del 2020 tutti furono messi in quarantena obbligatoria
I nonni le famiglie e anche i giovani
Allora la paura diventò reale
E le giornate sembravano tutte uguali
Ma la primavera non lo sapeva e le rose tornarono a fiorire
Si riscoprì il piacere di mangiare tutti insieme
Di scrivere lasciando libera l’immaginazione
Di leggere volando con la fantasia
Ci fu chi imparò una nuova lingua
Chi si mise a studiare e chi riprese l’ultimo esame che mancava alla tesi
Chi capì di amare davvero separato dalla
vita
Chi smise di scendere a patti con l’ignoranza
Chi chiuse l’ufficio e aprì un’osteria con solo otto coperti
Chi lasciò la fidanzata per urlare al mondo l’amore per il suo migliore amico
Ci fu chi diventò dottore per aiutare chiunque un domani ne avesse avuto bisogno
Fu l’anno in cui si capì l’importanza della salute e degli affetti veri
L’anno in cui il mondo sembrò fermarsi
E l’economia andare a picco
Ma la primavera non lo sapeva e i fiori lasciarono il posto ai frutti
E poi arrivò il giorno della liberazione
Eravamo alla tv e il primo ministro disse a reti unificate che l’emergenza era finita
E che il virus aveva perso
Che gli italiani tutti insieme avevano vinto
E allora uscimmo per strada
Con le lacrime agli occhi
Senza mascherine e guanti
Abbracciando il nostro vicino
Come fosse nostro fratello
E fu allora che arrivò l’estate
Perché la primavera non lo sapeva
Ed aveva continuato ad esserci
Nonostante tutto
Nonostante il virus
Nonostante la paura
Nonostante la morte
Perché la primavera non lo sapeva
Ed insegnò a tutti
La forza della vita".

autrice Irene Vella

ENGLISH VERSION
"It was March 11, 2020, the streets were empty, the shops closed, people no longer went out.
But spring knew nothing.
And the flowers continued to bloom
And the sun to shine
And the swallows returned
And the sky was colored pink and blue
In the morning the bread was kneaded and the donuts were baked
It was getting dark later and later in the morning the lights came in early through the half-open windows
It was 11 March 2020 the boys studied connected to Gsuite
And in the afternoon the appointment with cards is inevitable
It was the year when you could only go out for shopping
After a while they closed everything
Even offices
The army was beginning to guard the exits and borders
Because there was no more room for everyone in hospitals
And people got sick
But spring didn't know and the buds kept coming out
It was March 11, 2020, everyone was placed in mandatory quarantine
Grandparents, families and also young people
Then the fear became real
And the days all looked the same
But spring did not know it and the roses returned to bloom
The pleasure of eating together was rediscovered
To write leaving the imagination free
To read by flying with the imagination
There were those who learned a new language
Who started studying and who took the last exam that was missing from the thesis
Who understood to love really separated from
life
Who stopped coming to terms with ignorance
He closed the office and opened a tavern with only eight seats
Who left his girlfriend to scream love for his best friend to the world
There were those who became doctors to help anyone who needed it tomorrow
It was the year in which the importance of true health and affections was understood
The year in which the world seemed to stop
And the economy will plummet
But spring did not know and flowers gave way to fruits
And then came the day of liberation
We were on TV and the prime minister told unified networks that the emergency was over
And that the virus had lost
That the Italians all together had won
And then we went out on the street
With tears in my eyes
Without masks and gloves
Embracing our neighbor
Like he was our brother
And that was when summer came
Because spring didn't know
And he had continued to be there
In spite of everything
Despite the virus
Despite the fear
Despite death
Because spring didn't know
And he taught everyone
The power of life ".

By Irene Vella
   

Taken in: Italy / Veneto / Vò / Vò (show map)

Taken on: March 12, 2020

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