A NOTE FROM 1926 Poem by Giampiero Neri

A gold Gander Watch, bought in Bellinzona,
five hundred Swiss francs.
A suit from the Frigerio tailor's shop, two thousand liras.
The bill from the Crotto Rosa Hotel for five bottles
of Champagne, five hundred liras.
A hundred flasks of table wine, three hundred liras.
A hectogram of butter, one lira.
Near the railroad, a large meadow, enclosed by wire netting,
was called the Playground or the Sunny Field.
It served also for target practice, pigeon shooting.