“Pioggia d’ agosto“
“Pioggia d’ agosto“ Tu certo mi hai dissetata Come pioggia che penetra la zolla. Ma nell’afa mi hai anche uccisa Come l’acqua sotto il sole le radici. (Erminia Passannanti, 22 agosto 2023) -------------------------------- "Pioggia d’agosto" is a brief but deeply felt lyric, structured in two couplets that enact a dialectic of nourishment and destruction. The poet addresses a "tu", a "you", who is both vital and fatal. This duality evokes a classically tragic tension, rooted in natural imagery but transcending the literal. The first couplet suggests fulfilment and gratitude: "Tu certo mi hai dissetata / Come pioggia che penetra la zolla." Here, the image is almost biblical: the beloved (or other) is likened to life-giving rain that quenches thirst and revives the earth. The tone is intimate, elemental, and organic. The verb penetrare is sensorial and carries a subtle erotic charge, hinting at physical and spiritual union. But the second co...