How Much for A Piece of Bread
She walked in slowly from the street. Her bible study book in hand , whit a soft granny voice in Italian she ordered an expresso,, then a piece. Of bread . She had the exact amount ,but not enough for the bread. The waiter at the crash register had no sympathy for her. He just pointed at her coins placed upon the counter and pushed then back at her. A woman rised to the occasion and offered her bread. "Thank you", the old woman said. She grasped her expresso in her old weathered hands, and drank it as if it is the Italian basic food of life. Maybe it was life giving. It would give her the energy to walk back home.
I have ordered expresso in Italy. For me it's rocket fuel. Just maybe after she finishes and closes her eyes, she becomes a young woman again.
Italy is such a strange place. What you consume can play with your imagination
Christos Banos 20. Januar 2015, 16:17
Strong!Vera Shulga 15. November 2014, 12:20
everybody has 25 years old in soulUwe Kasten 20. Oktober 2014, 9:38
real life. unmasked. very impressive. best wishes, uweLadyNoone 14. Oktober 2014, 22:32
One of the most poignant pictures that you presented recently. Maybe it's because close to our daily life. It shows that in the modern world there is no place for old age, infirmity, ugliness. Modern society desperately wants to eliminate all that uncomfortable and disturbing.Frederick Mann 12. Oktober 2014, 17:34
a visual story
Janos Gardonyi 9. Oktober 2014, 19:15
yeah, you sure can pick them........++++++ janosalexander stefanatos 9. Oktober 2014, 15:14
Superb shot and heartbreaking story, Glen.One of those hundred that happen around us everyday and our indifference pushes under the carpet...all the best alex
Claudio Micheli 9. Oktober 2014, 13:29
...che bella!+++Ciao
JOKIST 9. Oktober 2014, 12:04
Begeisterung PUR !LG Ingrid und Hans
Yvonne Steiger 9. Oktober 2014, 10:39
!!!mohane 8. Oktober 2014, 19:52
I doubt that espresso could turn her into something other than a old lady, with just a little more warmth and dynamism for a few hours...She looks like a english old lady with her funny hat but the reality is saddestJamSen 8. Oktober 2014, 19:48
a espresso in Italy is a must...great pic and your thinking about
Greetings Werner
*)during my job ..I was very often in Italy
they have a special way of living...
the Italians
Sunnysideoflife5 8. Oktober 2014, 19:32
This is our world. Realistic and sad to see those poor people. Great photo.Greetings Sunny