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Insalata Nicoise

Le Déjeuner

By Tota MundusPublished 7 years ago 1 min read
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Walk down the cobblestone road

Until you reach a little piazza.

There you'll find a sweet old man

In a cafè across from a chiesa.

"Ciao ragazzi!" He'll greet you.

"Che cosa vuoi mangiare?"

So many things on the menu,

But only one item ordinare.

Ask the sweet old man for salad

with pesce, olives e mozzarella.

It will give you a taste of the city,

La città Genova, Italia.

Request signore for a glass of wine,

Rosso, bianco o rosè,

and you'll gaze up at the simple chiesa

Tempted to sip the day away.

Relax in one of the iron-wrought chairs

and observe the life of le persone.

Their hands and bodies in exaggerated movement

to reflect the romantic words they say.

Look around the modest piazza,

Its history apparent from weathered stones.

Rays of warmth will hug your body

while an accordion plays with cultured tones.

If you walk down the cobblestone road

Until you reach a little piazza,

That place will change you if you let it,

Perfezione between un cafè and chiesa.

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