Abbandono (Abandonment), by Vincenzo Cardarelli, English Translation by LiteraryJoint

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With the nostalgia of Fall lingering in our swollen hearts, we add to the theme of abandonment, proposing a brief poem by Vincenzo Cardarelli: Abbandono (Abandonment) in an English version, by LiteraryJoint.

          Abandonment

You flew away
like a dove
and got lost yonder, to the East.
Yet remained the places that saw you
and the hours of our encounters.
Deserted hours,
places that to me became a sepulcher 
of which I am the guardian. 

From the collection "Poesie,"1936, by Vincenzo Cardarelli.
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.

 Original text in Italian:

         Abbandono

Volata sei, fuggita
come una colomba
e ti sei persa là, verso oriente.
Ma son rimasti i luoghi che ti videro
e l'ore dei nostri incontri.
Ore deserte,
luoghi per me divenuti un sepolcro
a cui faccio la guardia.

 Vincenzo Cardarelli, dalla raccolta "Poesie,"1936.