Cofanetto Estivo (Summer Case)   
Milan, Summer 2002

The Zelta Path, Ticino River Natural Park, Bereguardo, Pavia, Italy.

Sometimes, the forest can be dangerous

I cannot walk in the woods at the beginning of the summer
because the insects that come from far feed on the oak leaf
and make shiny cocoons of silver silk

My body refuses their starry powder
Ah! I feel betrayed
 

This piece refers to my allergy to the Processional Caterpillar.
Two summers ago, I felt awful after breathing the powder of the cocoons that infested the trees in the park near my home.
It was terrible, and I have to be careful, and
stay away from the trees throughout the summer.
This is sad.