FROM GANGI TO MISTRETTAThe tranquil country road
from Gangi to Mistretta
whispers to your soul
gives you the kiss of life
massages your heart
opens you up
fills out your lungs
thrills
resuscitates, reinvigorates’
bathes your eyes
pats you on the back
rolls out the carpet
and takes you easily in its stride
Home from Home
the road
from Gangi to Mistretta
is THAT kind of road.
This was one of the earliest poems inspired by my Sicilian walking adventures. The road onwards from Bivio Comunello onwards towards Mistretta was incredibly peaceful, reassuring and beautiful. It was on this route that I was to discover and greatly enjoy stop overs at (previously mentioned) Giovanni Napoli's small wood.
The above sectional map is from the Madonie Regional larger map and the place names for the locations as numbered above can to be found >> here <<. At point 20 there is a small peaceful intersection road viaduct and on a few occasions when weather threatened I usefully holed up under there and let it all pass by.
For a full up-to-date chronological list of the SICILY ABLAZE blog postings click >> here <<.
