L'ACQUA PER LA VITA
L'acqua: poesie in inglese
NOW THAT I'M AN OLD MAN
by Noemi, Maria G. and Linda
Now that I'm an old man
I remember when
I was a child and
into the sea I ran.
Now that I'm an old man
I remember when
I was a teenager and
in the rain I was left by my first girlfriend.
Now that I'm an old man
I remember when
I became a father and
for the first time I saw tears in my child's eyes.
Now that I'm an old man
I understand
what the water means
and like life, it runs in its waves.
BLUE AND STRONG
by Karin, Davide and Fabian
I will tell you something obvious:
Water is blue
Water is wet
And that is obvious too.
In water fish live
And whales and sharks,
In water dolphins live
And sun rays that spark.
Water is made
Of hydrogen and oxygen,
Kept together with the strongest bond.
Water bonds people
When they play on the shore
But water destroys and kills too
And there is nothing water cannot break.
Water does everything
And that is why it is obvious, but great.
LIFE IS WATER
by Sara, Livia and Sara
Born
From a spring
It flows as a small brook,
Braves rocks along its way as it grows
Until it becomes an OCEAN.
YOU AND I, JUST LIKE WATER
by Nadia, Natalia and Sabrin
In the cold November rain
Even if I try
I can't see your tears
Coming down your eyes.
Looking at you
I feel broken inside
As a wave rushing
And crushing on a cliff.
We are falling apart
And everyone can see it,
Both of us will continue our own way
Like water that
After a waterfall
Continues flowing.
O WATER OF THOUSANDS SHADES
By Beatrcice, Fiammetta and Giulia C.
O water of thousands shades.
You are blue like the waves,
Like the sky
In July.
You are green and brown,
Like the trees in a big town.
You are orange and red,
Like the cover of my bed.
You could be different,
Maybe white or transparent.
You are colourful like the rainbow
Which I see from my window.
O, water of thousands shapes.