L'allegoria dell'autunno: Omaggio offerto a Venezia da Gabriele D'Annunzio

The opening unfurls as a vivid hymn to Autumn, imagined as a regal deity commanding a glittering parade of one‑hundred youthful archers. Their gleaming helmets, golden bows, and jeweled feet blaze against a sky that burns like a river of gold, while the god‑like Autumn watches, torn between the joy of the spectacle and a hidden sorrow. This lyrical tableau is offered as a tribute to Venice, its canals and marble façades reflected in the poet’s fevered imagination.

In a complementary prose afterword, the narrator wanders along the Schiavoni promenade, feeling the city breathe the same restless energy that fuels the seasonal rite. He describes Venice as an ever‑renewing masterpiece, caught between the stillness of summer’s heat and the vivid pulse of autumn’s arrival. Listeners are invited to share the poet’s awe for a place where myth and reality mingle, setting the tone for a richly textured meditation on beauty, time, and longing.