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Year 2009 : from May 16th to 31th

returning chill
dissonate melodies
from the ice cream truck

retour du froid
les mélodies dissonnantes
du camion du marchand de glace

William Sorlien
St. Paul, Minnesota USA

May clouds
new names and dates
in the family book

nuages de may
de nouveaux noms et dates
dans l'album de famille

Ella Wagemakers
Breda the Netherlands

guardo la luna
e penso alla volpe e
alla sua uva

looking at the moon
I'm reminded of the fox and
of the grapes

en regardant la lune
je me souviens du renard et
des raisins

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Feu Violet
Italy

giardino chiuso
passa il muro il profumo
degli aranci

closed garden
the smell of oranges
goes through the wall

jardin fermé
l'odeur des oranges
passe par dessus le mur

jardim fechado
o perfume das laranjas
passa pelo muro

Rogério Viana, Curitiba - Paraná - Brasil

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Moussia Fantoli
Roma Italy

Hudson River cool breeze---
so many men
go topless

brise fraîche sur l'Hudson River
tant d'hommes
topless

Fred Masarani
New-York City, NY USA

late night---
she shows me her garden
I taste her tomatoes

tard dans la nuit ---
elle me montre son jardin
je tâte ses tomates

Fred Masarani
New-York City, NY USA

blue sky---
as if last night fireworks
never happened

ciel bleu ---
comme si les feux d'artifices de la nuit dernière
n'avaient jamais été

Fred Masarani
New-York City, NY USA

kids fight a gun battle
in the swimming pool---
Memorial Day

Fred Masarani
New-York City, NY USA

ozone level too high---
a woman wears nothing
under her skirt

niveau d'ozone trop haut --
une femme ne porte rien
sous sa jupe

Fred Masarani
New-York City, NY USA

sunset---
the sound of people singing
as I pass a church

Fred Masarani
New-York City, NY USA

East River green waters---
a friend gives me a sip
of his absinthe

eaux vertes de l'East River ---
un ami me donne une gorgée
de son absinthe

Fred Masarani
New-York City, NY USA

from a mirror
pale blue eyes stare knowingly
the snow will deepen

(d'un miroir
des yeux bleu pâle me regardent d'un air entendu
la neige va s'épaissir)

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Gerry
Manitoba Canada

come ogni notte
le voci nella strada
lillà fiorito

as every night
voices in the street
lilac in bloom

comme chaque nuit
les voix dans la rue
lilas en fleurs

Brando Altemps
Torino Italy

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