"Estiva," by Vincenzo Cardarelli; "Summery," by Vincenzo Cardarelli, English version, translated in English, "Estiva," by Vincenzo Cardarelli

Vincent van Gogh's Painter on the Road to Tarascon, August 1888. Believed destroyed by fire during World War II

Summery

Outspread Summer,

season of dense climates

of great mornings

of dawns with no noise

one wakes up like in an aquarium 

of identical days, astral,

season the least prone
to obscurity and crises,  

happiness of spaces,
no earthly promise
can give peace to my heart
as much as the certainty of a sun

that is spilling over your sky,

extreme season, which lays

down in enormous restful times,

offering gold to the greatest of dreams, 

season which allows the light

to over-stretch time  

beyond the boundaries of the day,

and seemingly puts everything 

in the order that precedes

some of the cadences of eternal awaiting.

 From "Vincenzo Cardarelli: The Forgotten amongst the Great. A Collection of the Best Poems by Vincenzo Cardarelli, Translated in English," available as e-book on Amazon Kindle, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, on NOOK Book, on Kobo, and as printed, traditional edition through Lulu.
 

Estiva

Distesa estate,

stagione dei densi climi

dei grandi mattini

dell’albe senza rumore

ci si risveglia come in un acquario

dei giorni identici, astrali,

stagione la meno dolente

d’oscuramenti e di crisi,

felicità degli spazi,

nessuna promessa terrena

può dare pace al mio cuore

quanto la certezza di sole

che dal tuo cielo trabocca,

stagione estrema, che cadi

prostrata in riposi enormi,

dai oro ai più vasti sogni,

stagione che porti la luce

a distendere il tempo

di là dai confini del giorno,

e sembri mettere a volte

nell’ordine che procede

qualche cadenza dell’indugio eterno.