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PUCCINI'S LITTLE GARDENS
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Saturday, October 3, 2026    Not rated by the Author.
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PUCCINI’S LITTLE GARDENS

The gate is unbolted; step inside
Villa Puccini,
into the Maestro’s little gardens
Kleine Gärten, in German —

Doria and Cori, Corinna,
flowers that bloomed for but a brief time
in Puccini’s garden of love.
A bee may flit from flower to flower,
but what of an opera composer?

A statue of Giacomo Puccini stands
in the villa’s gardens,
looking out over the beloved seasonal blooms;
the trees, the shrubs, and the flowers
are poetry: showing, not telling.

But a lingering remorse—one that cannot
be erased in a hundred years—
sometimes envelops the villa
like the strings of an orchestra’s violins;

on evenings when the clouds
obscure the Florentine sun,
Puccini’s statue sheds a tear

Perhaps it is the work of faith,
miracles are only for Lourdes,
it is surely a trick of the light.

And yet, there is always a tenor
in the midst of a masterful bravura performance,
somewhere in the world,
declaring his love for Floria, or Tosca:

this is the lasting emotional legacy
of Puccini.

I PICCOLI GIARDINI DI PUCCINI

Il cancello è scostato; entra
a Villa Puccini,
nei piccoli giardini del Maestro
— *Kleine Gärten*, in tedesco —

Doria e Cori, Corinna,
fiori sbocciati solo per breve tempo
nel giardino d’amore di Puccini.
Un’ape può volare di fiore in fiore,
ma che dire di un compositore d’opera?

Una statua di Giacomo Puccini si erge
nei giardini della villa,
affacciata sulle amate fioriture stagionali;
gli alberi, gli arbusti e i fiori
sono poesia: mostrano, non raccontano.

Ma un rimorso persistente — che non può
essere cancellato in cento anni —
a volte avvolge la villa
come le corde dei violini di un’orchestra;

nelle sere in cui le nuvole
oscurano il sole fiorentino,
la statua di Puccini versa una lacrima.

Forse è opera della fede,
i miracoli sono solo a Lourdes,
è sicuramente un gioco di luce.

Eppure, c’è sempre un tenore
nel bel mezzo di una magistrale esibizione di bravura,
da qualche parte nel mondo,
che dichiara il suo amore per Floria, o Tosca:

questa è la duratura eredità emotiva
di Puccini.

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 Reviews of "PUCCINI'S LITTLE GARDENS"
Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on October 5, 2026
You threw me a bit with the reference in German, but Florence seems to be a likely place for Puccini's little garden.

Ron


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