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The Tram Journey

Milena Ercolani

You got on the same tram
only to get off before me,
your steps were slow,
your hand shook slightly,
your gaze was lit by nostalgia…
Looking at your gentle face,
your boyish air – grey-haired! –
I saw myself there.
I wondered about your life,
I thought about our journey,
the road we were sharing
on this tram!
People got on,
People got off –
together on this same tram!
Our faces
masked our uncertainties,
only your eyes shone,
as you smiled tentatively
…then it was time,
you treated me to a last smile,
as you left your seat
and the tram continued
on its way.


Milena Ercolani

found at http://www.milenaercolani.blogspot.co.uk/

translated by Pasquale Iannone and Robyn Marsack

Reproduced by kind permission of the author and translators.

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ageing connection everyday life journeys San Marino

About this poem

This poem, representing San Marino, is part of The Written World – our collaboration with BBC radio to broadcast a poem from every single nation competing in London 2012.

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