The Wizard of Christmas
Gianni Rodari
If I were a magician Christmas
would appear
a Christmas tree in every house, every apartment
from floor tiles,
but not the fake tree,
plastic, painted selling
Upim now: a real fir tree, a mountain pine,
with a little 'true wind caught the branches, to send perfume
resin in all rooms, and on the branches
the magical fruit gifts for all.
Then with my wand I would go about magic
for all streets.
In via Nazionale to grow a Christmas tree
load of dolls of every kind, who close their eyes and call
dad, walking alone, they dance rock an'roll
and do somersaults.
Who wants them, takes them: free, of course.
In Piazza San Cosimato I grow the tree of chocolate
Via del Tritone panettone in the tree avenue Buozzi
the tree maritozzi,
and breadth of Santa Susanna with that of maritozzi cream.
continue the walk? The magic has just begun: we
choose the place of the tree trains: Piazza Mazzini
okay?
What I do in airplanes because of the Campani.
Each street will have a special tree and Christmas Day
children will ride in Rome to take what they want.
For every toy he took from his branch shall grow another
the same or even better.
For large but maybe there will be in Via Condotti
tree shoes and coats.
All this would do if I were a magician.
But they are not
I can do?
that I did not wish to give: I have so many cards,
choose what you want, take them all.
