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| The Garden of the Finzi-Continis * |
Giorgio Bassani (4 March 1916 – 13 April 2000)
Friday, March 04, 2022
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
The Moonlight is speechless ...
... and so am I, almost, on the first anniversary of Claude's death, which is why I let her speak.
She sent me this poem in December 2018.
THE MOONLIGHT IS SPEECHLESS...
She worked hard at being able
to think THINK instead of PENSER
to write a flawless letter to England as well
as to France
to add Shelley to Lamartine
to exude Gallic charm mixed with British
romanticism
she studied books and dictionaries
she travelled far and she lived everywhere
she met dignitaries and the people next door
she reached French and English fluency
in her dreams, tears and laughter
and when she wore this two-colour dress with
elegance
she discovered
that the heart has no language, no culture of
its own
The moonlight is speechless...
stars in one's eyes mean more than "Je
t'aime, beloved"
and two clasped hands across a table
across a warm sea of silence
can tear down
better than a thousand well-chosen words
the tower of babel
one erects every day in one's soul.
CPG (1970)
Thank you for everyting, Claude. De tout coeur.
Monday, February 28, 2022
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Beers & Books CCII – Victor Hugo
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| Between the government which does evil and the people who accept it - there is a certain shameful solidarity. * The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness. |
Victor Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885)
Friday, February 25, 2022
Monday, February 21, 2022
Beers & Books CCI – Anaïs Nin
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| It takes courage to push yourself to places you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. |
Anaïs Nin (February 21, 1903 – January 14, 1977)
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Friday, February 18, 2022
Monday, February 14, 2022
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