katrintheresa on Nostr: Autumn by Ida Vitale translated by Sarah Pollack “Autumn, dog with affectionate, ...

Autumn by Ida Vitale translated by Sarah Pollack

“Autumn, dog
with affectionate, impertinent paws, rustles the leaves of the books.
He demands that you pay attentionto those fetching ones that are his, that futilely turn from greento gold to red to purple.
As if in distraction, the precise word escapes you forever.”