for Raffaella Marzano
You make possible
what can’t exactly be,
understand what can’t
precisely be understood,
put your foot down
where there’s a resonant
footprint in the earth
where it belongs,
wait before eating
to see whether
others need more
and worry things into existence
only to translate them into hope.
When I think: Italy
a certain kind of weeping
comes to my eyes,
not because I’m sad
but because I’m singing.
That’s you.
VoIce: Jack Hirschman
Gaspare Di Lieto









