Redamare

Redamare. ❤️‍🔥

I found this word etched on the promenade of La Spezia, a coastal Italian city, flanked by two cannons looking out to sea. ⚓🌊

In Latin, it means to love in return. Sounds pretty right? 🫶🏼

But this being a naval town, I can’t help wondering if it’s also a quiet promise.🤍 Of giving back all those metal bullets and bombs that once came piercing. 💣

And then there’s Italian, where Mare means sea. Maybe it’s just about loving the sea again. The scent of salt and rust, the calm after noise. 🐚

Never knew what it exactly meant. In some way, we’re searching for our own poetry in Redamare. ❤️‍🔥