Respira: A Morning Wrapped in Paper

Morning reaches Piazza del Ferrarese before the awnings have finished unfolding. Crates of fruit stand open to the light, and the sea sends a little salt across the stones.

A vendor with a gray beard and laugh lines at the corners of his eyes moves along his buckets, lifting a pale rose, then a gerbera the color of ripe apricot, then a sprig of eucalyptus that smells of cool linen.

He gathers each stem against his palm without hurry. A sheet of brown paper folds around them and closes with a soft, crisp snap.

Across the square, a white tablecloth is shaken out over a balcony rail.

Overcome with déjà vu, you stand holding something fragrant, waiting for your resto.

Perhaps today a few stems will find their way to your own table, set beside a window kissed by the first sunlight.

Un fiore porta sempre gioia.

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