La pioggia stilla
The rain drips|trickles
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La pioggia scivola
The rain slides|glides
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La pioggia cade lieve
The rain falls softly
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La pioggia sussurra
The rain whispers
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La pioggia sussurra alla finestra
The rain whispers at the window
Ahhhhh
Vivi nella bellezza
Live in beauty
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I’m learning Italian. My mind is a dangerous place if it is not kept busy. It is immersed in serious business at the moment so to stop the worry that can slip in the side door at times – I have been learning Italian. What a beautiful language.
I’m not fluent obviously but I’m making my way through the levels of beginner in my app – this morning I thought if I can just describe the softly falling rain the poet in me will be satisfied.
Taking feeling and turning it to language and then transforming it into a different language and absorbing that feeling in a different way is like watching a caterpillar turn into a butterfly and then watching the butterfly float onto a flower and blend.
Duolingo – an app that keeps the mind dancing – highly recommend.
Belezza tutto il giorna a te
Beauty all day to you 💕
Lo sono
Ti amo, dear Kate. You’re a beautiful soul. Like you, my mind must stay busy. Even when my body is “struggling”. It’s always so amazing to read your amazing words and feel your spirit. You lift me! Sending love and hugs. I will download that app when the dust settles from appts. I want to learn a new language–I’m sold on Italian! 💚❤️🤗 X
Ciao Karla
I am loving this beautiful language so much and it is highly poetical and lyrical – I just told my husband to “porta la tuna ombré altrove” take your shadow elsewhere 😂 much kinder than I usually briskly say when I am cross. You will love it too – and it makes my time useful when I pick up my phone. Ti mando forza e luce (I send you strength and light) 💕
I’m giggling and amazed! I love it! ❤️♥️🥰🥰
My wife and daughter have taken to learning Spanish, it’s come about because our daughter wants to travel through South America.
What a good idea and delightful poem.
I can also only write very small poems – if I’m going to memorise them DD – one line – eventually maybe haiku – it’s a beautiful language for poetry
Maybe that’s why Italian outlived Latin – its inherent rhythms and lyricism
It also has a gender for everything which changes how you say the word according to male or female – but the app didn’t tell me that and the first few days I had a lot of confusion 😂
Gender seems to be more common in languages other than English.
Yes but it’s a gendering of things – which I rather love the more I learn this language which infuses even a basic object like a book with life. Its an understanding that is still on the edge of my tongue but I feel it’s going somewhere beautiful
italian is such a great language to learn, i’m picking up phrases too. my hope is to soon converse fluently with a beautiful native woman whilst driving a Riva speedboat to a rented Lake Garda villa lol 😀 MIke
Nothing like being drawn by inspiration rather than being pushed by rote Michael – it’s amazing how much I love learning so many things as an adult. Mind you Italian is a lot more interesting than algebra 😂
no ‘it’s” romantic
no loveable neuters
no soft edged what’s
… apologies to any neutered cats or dogs that may be reading
Well we never know
So much beauty here! Thank you for always inspiring with your creative mind and pursuits. ✨ I do understand the consequences of a runaway brain and those side doors that seem to construct themselves without our consent.
They say a poor use of the imagination is worry ..or something can’t have an energetic imagination without making sure it is exercised well 😁
And my 8th grade teacher said, “Only boring people get bored.” Can’t say I’m ever bored. 😅
Hahah I’m never bored either and I love that saying
It’s a great one that stayed with me. 😄🙏🏻
Might have to try this myself. 😃
Good for the brain and even better for the soul and writing itself. Highly recommend 😊