Picture: Opstilling med røde tulipaner i en vase på et bord by Anna Westphal
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I wrote this poem when I was eight years old for a Poetry Competition at school. This is an adapted translation in English. You’ll find the original Italian version below.
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Red Tulips
I see…
Two flames
Above two green stems.
I see…
Two road signs
That show me the way of fire.
I see…
Two flaming spears
Lodged in the soil.
I see…
Two flowers
That play in the summer.
But the red tulips
Never budged their hips.
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I Tulipani Rossi
Vedo…
due fiamme
sopra due steli verdi.
Vedo…
due cartelli rossi
che mi indicano la strada del fuoco.
Vedo…
due lance infuocate
piantate nel terreno.
Vedo…
due fiori
che giocano in estate.
Ma i tulipani rossi
non si sono mai mossi.
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Herons