Yes, them too,
the city’s pigeons
so much less graceful than woodland birds,
pigeons that don’t cross over seas
(seagulls on the other hand, deluxe rag-pickers …)
them, the city’s pigeons
they fly between roofs and pavement
or in the pigeon-shoot fields
spread their wings between earth and sky
be it for the one time only
but there are more things
between heaven and earth …
them for example, the city’s pigeons
and other things you can’t understand
you aren’t even able to imagine.
so much less graceful than woodland birds,
pigeons that don’t cross over seas
(seagulls on the other hand, deluxe rag-pickers …)
them, the city’s pigeons
they fly between roofs and pavement
or in the pigeon-shoot fields
spread their wings between earth and sky
be it for the one time only
but there are more things
between heaven and earth …
them for example, the city’s pigeons
and other things you can’t understand
you aren’t even able to imagine.
There should be more poems about urban pigeons. Anthologies of poems about urban pigeons. This was translated by Peter Robinson and published in 2006. Pigeons in Italian cities - who knew?
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