Nino From Italy Poem by Francis Duggan

He won't be home in Italy for to see the flowers of May
Or hear the wild birds singing in the Woodlands far away
On his many flights of fancy he can hear the robin sing
Though he is getting older with the passing of each Spring.

Nino speaks good english and he is easily understood
Now in his seventy fifth year but his health is not that good
Ten years in time have passed by since he last saw his Homeland shore
Too unwell now for to make the trip to his Hometown one time more.

Claudia his wife of fifty years she died two years ago
More than a wife a soul-mate and as true as one could wish to know
Their only offspring John and his wife Lyn have a teenage son and daughter though from him they live far
In the Gold Coast from Victoria a day's journey by car.

The passing of the Seasons on him beginning for to tell
Nino is on medication and he is not feeling well
Perhaps he never more may see the shores of Italy
But in his flights of fancy his Hometown he does see.