E quindi uscimmo a reverder le stelle

How beautiful is this? Sometimes, not often, but just occasionally the poetry writes itself.

Now in the twilight of his life, former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, quoted the final line of Dante Alligheri’s masterwork “the Inferno” on hearing the result of November 24th’s election.

“E quindi uscimmo a reverder le stelle” translates to;

“and we emerged to see the stars”, the poet refers to his return from the depths of hell.

I suspect tonight Bernie Banton is looking down from those very stars, I hope he’s smiling.