Question:
What do you miss more now that you live in England?
Perhaps what I miss more is a proper summer.
You know, the warmth of the sun on your face,the burning sand under the feet,the salty water on the lips, the heat of midday,biting a slice of watermellon and spit the seeds away,the blinding sunlight reflecting on the sprays of the surf,the silence in the town's square at lunchtime, the evening breeze, the smell of the soil in a pinewood after a september rain, the red burned skin of the shoulders that hurts at night, the hair getting slightly blond, the continuous noise of the breaking waves upon the shore, the kids learning how to swim by chasing each other in the deep water, the sweaty sleepless nights, the flavor of ripe tomatoes, the sunshine, the biting mosquitoes ,the sunflowers covering the hills ,the stink of the seagull dry escrements on the cliffs , swimming in the fresh stream among the jellyfishes, the sensation of putting back the t-shirt and feel how unconfortable you are with the salt on your skin, the cicadas singin, the scent of brackish ''salmastro'', the red clouds at dusk, diving from the rocks, the ''libeccio'' south-west wind which lasts for weeks sweeping away the boats in the storm, sitting next to your lover in the middle of a field of golden wheat, the sound of laughters...
That's what I miss more...
That's life!
Luca Fredianelli, Monterosso, 25th June 2009
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