Insights on Life and Love: Della Vita E Dell'amore

By Salvatore Bernocco

Salvatore Bernocco was born in Ruvo di Puglia, a town in Apulia, situated in southern Italy, in 1961. He works in the town hall, utilizing his degree in economics and commerce from the University of Bari nearby. A journalist, writer and poet, he also is Managing Editor of "Fermento", a monthly publication by the Catholic church, SS. Redentore in Ruvo di Puglia; as well as the Vice Editor of the local magazine "Il Rubastino". Many of his articles have been published in the "Osservatore Romano", the newspaper of the Catholic Church, as well as having published articles in many other regional and national newspapers and magazines within Italy. He also has written many books and poems in Italian. He's the President of Sehaliah, a cultural and yoga association, of Ruvo di Puglia, founded in 2005; and the Co-Founder of the APO Association, the goal of which is the prevention of cancer. This is his second experience in English and Italian languages with the publisher Xlibris. His first book, Insights on Life and Love, was released in 2010. His attempt is to bridge two different cultures unified in poetic thoughts, thanks to the experiences and knowledge he gained studying English from the age of 14.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Jul 23, 2010
• ISBN: 9781453530849

Salvatore Bernocco

Salvatore Bernocco was born in Ruvo di Puglia, a town in Apulia, situated in southern Italy, in 1961. He works in the town hall, utilizing his degree in economics and commerce from the University of Bari nearby. A journalist, writer and poet, he also is Managing Editor of "Fermento", a monthly publication by the Catholic church, SS. Redentore in Ruvo di Puglia; as well as the Vice Editor of the local magazine "Il Rubastino". Many of his articles have been published in the "Osservatore Romano", the newspaper of the Catholic Church, as well as having published articles in many other regional and national newspapers and magazines within Italy. He also has written many books and poems in Italian. He's the President of Sehaliah, a cultural and yoga association, of Ruvo di Puglia, founded in 2005; and the Co-Founder of the APO Association, the goal of which is the prevention of cancer. This is his second experience in English and Italian languages with the publisher Xlibris. His first book, “Insights on Life and Love”, was released in 2010. His attempt is to bridge two different cultures unified in poetic thoughts, thanks to the experiences and knowledge he gained studying English from the age of 14.

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Contents

Lucio Freni

Lucio Freni

Feelings of my feelings

Sentimenti dei sentimenti miei

The stray dog

Il randagio

The sea

Il mare

What you feel

Ciò che senti

Perfection

Perfezione

At sunset

Al tramonto

To the race

Alla regata

Life

Vita

The return

Il ritorno

Fosbury

Fosbury

Sea breeze

Vento di mare

Memories

Ricordi

Regressions

Regressioni

The sweet life

La dolce vita

Youth

Giovinezza

The secret of the sadness

Il segreto di tristezza

Pinup girls and firemen

Veline e pompieri

Holocaust

Olocausto

Time

Tempo

To Stop

Smettere

Dreams

Sogni

The four seasons

Le quattro stagioni

Safe sex

Sesso sicuro

Here comes days

Giungono giorni

The dilemmas of the end of the season

I dilemmi di fine stagione

The secret pain

Il dolore segreto

The painful clear sky

Il doloroso cielo terso

To be and be absent

Esserci e non esserci

The last petal

L’ultimo petalo

The sensation

Il sentore

In the peace of the clouds

Nella pace delle nuvole

To say goodbye

Dire addio

The lighthouse keeper

Il guardiano del faro

The false

Il falso

The evening and I

La sera ed io

The loser

Il perdente

The unstable equilibrium

Il precario equilibrio

Sunday

Domenica

The right sky

Il cielo giusto

The beau geste

Il beau geste

The love and its time

L’amore e il suo tempo

The changeable seasons

Le cangianti stagioni

The eternal wound

L’eterna ferita

You see

Vedi

The immaculate sheet

Il candido lenzuolo

A young kiss

Un giovane bacio

The gap

Lo scarto

Mature words

Parole mature

Giving some clue

Rendo l’idea

The appeals of fall

Richiami d’autunno

The testing

La sperimentazione

The wish

L’augurio

The big grey cat

Il grosso gatto bigio

The chance of a sign

L’alea di un cenno

Set me free

Liberami

A light through breaks

Luce fra spiragli

The new path

Nuovo corso

The new love

Nuovo amore

A thought

Pensiero

Preparations

Preparativi

The exception

L’eccezione

The specialist

Lo specialista

Springtime

Primavera

Kisses

Baci

The painter

L’artista

The thieves

I ladri

A clamour of light

Chiasso di luce

If it’s mystery

Se è mistero

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First and foremost, my sincere gratitude to Cheryl Ries, of Phoenix, Arizona, who requested that I translate some of my poetry, written in my native Italian, into English. Thank you Cheryl, for your priceless support and love. Special thanks also to my entire family and all my friends; to Lea Cosentino, who is source of inspiration, to the Hyperion Association in Corato for the knowledge of the English language. Last but not least, I wish to thank