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Giampiero Neri
BOTANICAL VARIETY
The kind of plantthat lives in arid places
resorts to defending itself
with hard bark
and large spines.
But the variety of Opuntia,
its Latin name mirabilis,
puts its tiny thorns out
only at the intruder’s approach.
© Translation: 2009, Ron Banerjee
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: Chelsea Editions, New York, 2009
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: Chelsea Editions, New York, 2009
VARIETÀ BOTANICA
VARIETÀ BOTANICA
Si tiene alle difesela specie delle piante
che vive in luoghi aridi,
con la dura corteccia
e grosse spine.
Ma la varietà della Opuntia,
mirabilis è il nome latino,
scaglia le sue minute frecce
al solo avvicinarsi dell’intruso.
© 1998, Giampiero Neri
From: Teatro naturale
Publisher: Mondadori, Milan
From: Teatro naturale
Publisher: Mondadori, Milan
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VARIETÀ BOTANICA
Si tiene alle difesela specie delle piante
che vive in luoghi aridi,
con la dura corteccia
e grosse spine.
Ma la varietà della Opuntia,
mirabilis è il nome latino,
scaglia le sue minute frecce
al solo avvicinarsi dell’intruso.
From: Teatro naturale
BOTANICAL VARIETY
The kind of plantthat lives in arid places
resorts to defending itself
with hard bark
and large spines.
But the variety of Opuntia,
its Latin name mirabilis,
puts its tiny thorns out
only at the intruder’s approach.
© 2009, Ron Banerjee
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: 2009, Chelsea Editions, New York
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: 2009, Chelsea Editions, New York
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