Nally Bellati - A Prosecco Vineyard
in Winter
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Ode to
Prosecco #1
"...Don't be light as a
feather, be light as a bird.”
Life is but a landscape
unnoticeably passing by
we can sit back and watch it
or reach for the sky
unnoticeably passing by
we can sit back and watch it
or reach for the sky
Paths to follow
mountains to climb
stretching before us
like the passage of time
Each new day
casts varying light
inspiring thought
provoking insight
Never a blank canvas
nor a closed book
for with each new season
comes a brand new look
Softly as the snow falls
gentle as a breeze
raging as a gail
that tears through the trees
Laid out before us
need we enquire
nature intended
life to inspire
Denise Newton
Nally Bellati - Prosecco Grapes
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Ode To
Prosecco #2
Wizened vines heavy with
their loads
Waiting to be relieved, to
rest again
Morning mist and midday
furnace
The work is urgent, the
vintage sweet
As fatigue and sweat become
intense
The church bell signs a
needed break
An olive tree gives welcome
shade
It's harvest still in infancy
A linen cloth beneath those
branches
A place to spread a hearty
lunch
Parma ham, ciabatta bread
The Dolcelatte deftly spread
Glistening rough and ruby
wine
Slips from grainy earthen
jugs
To restore life and health
and heart
For this is as it ever was
Gino Della-Ragione
Photograph courtesy Vallis Mareni
Ode To Prosecco
#3
"Fly away to Veneto
and sample the wine
'neath the shade of the bell
tower
the Ombra's devine"
Dee O'mahony
The poems above were submitted
for the Ombra Poetry Competition, created
to promote Ombra Prosecco in the U.K. The poems had to be inspired by Paul Valery’s quote: “Don’t’ be light as a feather, be light as a
bird…” The winner won a week-end for two people in the Prosecco area and Venice!