Switzerland From Italy

From Genoa To Berne

By Izzy Sommers

From Genoa, we took the Autostrada
To Milan and Florence, heading for
The Alps. Perhaps you’ve driven on this route
Yourself, or seen it in a travelogue,
Or in a James Bond film. If not, you can’t
Imagine just how beautiful it is.
Perchance you have a moment now to close
Your eyes and see it in your mind. The lakes
At Como and Lugano, Italy,
Are featured by surrounding palm trees, and
Oases-like, despite their mountain sites.
In crossing into Switzerland, there’s lakes
And glaciers and the Aare River source
And castles and the path that Garibaldi
Took to conquer Europe. Hairpin turns
Are harrowing and yet the sights are worth
It all. It’s picturesque in Interlaken,
Like a fairy tale from there to Berne.
A million very pretty postcard views,
From Genoa to Berne, stave off the blues.

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