Giugno (June,) the poem of the month

    Today, we are happy to present a poem (originally in Italian, although its English version already appeared in a previous post of LiteraryJoint) inspired by the sweet month of June ("Giugno," indeed.)

    For our English language readers, "June" is part of the collection Jersey Blues, also available on iBookstore and NOOK Book. For Italian language readers, "Giugno" was originally published in the collection Icarus, and also available as both printed and e-book versions.)

 Olijfbomen met gele hemel en zon - Olive Trees with yellow sky and sun, by Vincent van Gogh, Saint-Rémy, 1889

Giugno

Odorano i campi ignudi
nel sole basso rosseggiante
nel vento carezzevole come una madre.

Fiuto la giovane estate
bambinesca ipotesi di donna.

Freme la tua mano nella mia
e il tuo riso è un lieve
sussurro che non trova pace.


Princeton, June 2005

From "Jersey Blues: Selected Poems", also available on iBookstore, NOOK Book, and Amazon Kindle. Copyright © 2013 LiteraryJoint by Alessandro Baruffi. All rights reserved. 

June, a Poem, from "Jersey Blues, Selected Poems"

"A Garden in Montmartre", oil on canvas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1880-1890

June  

 

In the low, reddening sun,
the sweet smelling fields lay bare,
and the wind caresses them as a mother.

I smell the young Summer,
a child-like hypothesis of woman.

It quivers your hand in mine
and your laugh is a soft
whisper that finds no peace.

Princeton, New Jersey, June 2005

From the collection Jersey Blues, also available on Amazon Kindle, iBookstore and NOOK Book.