"Pronto?" - A poem

"Pronto?"

by Alex Greene

"Pronto?"

When I pick up the phone

I always say “Pronto?”

No idea why.

I just love the sound.

I'm not remotely Italian, but

The pleasure of opening a

Telephone conversation with

"Pronto?"

Just can't be beaten.

I love speaking Italian to

My girlfriend. There's a clear

and elegant flow and

Fluency when “Mia cara”

And “Ti amo” and

“Sono pazzo di te”

Slide off the tongue

Unbidden to a man with

No formal training or

Even much practical experience.

Quando parlo, e il
Le parole versate fuori di me
Come un diluvio emergente
Dalla diga rotta
Dietro la mia bocca
Mi sento come un salmone
Immerso nelle parole
Spostamento con il flusso
Tornare a casa a dove
La mia anima si fa avanti
Per generare idee e di
Dare vita a possibilità.

When I speak, and the

Words pour out of me,

Like a flood emerging

From the broken dam

Behind my mouth,

I feel like a salmon,

Immersed in the words,

Moving with the flow,

Going home to where

My soul comes forth,

To spawn ideas and to

Give birth to possibilities.

"Pronto?”