Arrivederci

(Nello stile di Goodnight, Moon)

Goodbye Bologna.

Goodbye Vespas and tiny cars.
Goodbye Bulmer's at the bar.

Goodbye street parties while I'm in bed.
Goodbye dreadlocks on students' heads.

Goodbye self-important profs.
Goodbye roommate's smoker's cough.

Goodbye Torre Azinelli's steps.
Goodbye my sweet Bombocrep.

Goodbye Osteria dell'Orsa.
Goodbye ruins beneath Salaborsa.

Goodbye Independenza, Zamboni, Ugo Bassi.
Goodbye Cafè Paris- stay classy!

Goodbye roommate's psychotic ragazza.
Goodbye Neptune in the piazza.


Goodbye Europe.

Goodbye London and your rain.
Goodbye bizarre parades in Spain.

Goodbye screaming soccer fans.
Goodbye warm baguettes in France.


Goodbye Alhambra and the Moors.
Goodbye Westminster's cluttered floors.


Goodbye Shakespeare on the Thames.
Au revoir Paris- je t'aime.

Goodbye Louvre, goodbye Versailles.
Goodbye Granada and London Eye.

Adios, español, que no hablo.
Goodbye plates of escargot.

Goodbye euros, pounds, and pence.
Goodbye metric system- good riddance!

Goodbye BCSP.

Goodbye Ricci, wife, and Ray.
Goodbye Hotel Holiday.

Goodbye Lillo, goodbye Danielle.
Goodbye "Chi è?" when I ring the bell. 


Goodbye Botta, goodbye Dodd.
Goodbye Benevolo, art history god.

Goodbye forty-five-cent caffe.
Goodbye Malcontenti 3. 


Goodbye Cornellians, see you in fall.
Goodbye amici, miss you all.


Goodbye Italy.

Goodbye high mountains between flat lands.
Goodbye speaking with our hands.

Goodbye Ravenna's blocky faces.
Goodbye prosciutto on a regular basis.


Goodbye Parma and your cheese.
Goodbye Neopolitans and Veronese.


Goodbye to all five Cinque Terre.
Goodbye hostels in monasteries.


Goodbye tiny coffee drinks.
Goodbye relatives who eat like kings.


Goodbye gelato, goodbye gelato,
Goodbye gelato, goodbye gelato. 


Goodbye immigration hassles.
Goodbye ruins, goodbye castles.


Goodbye Romans trapped in soot.

Goodbye stivale, goodbye boot.

Goodbye cities in their muri.
Arrivederci Italia, e forza azzurri!