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A collection of lyrical poems voiced by a young speaker who explores love, desire, identity, and destiny through intimate confessions, prophetic scenes, and religious meditation. Varied moods alternate between passionate eroticism, ironic cosmopolitan self-definition, and moral or spiritual yearning; poems address betrayal, longing, the feminine sensibility, cultural displacement, and imaginative escape. Imagery ranges from quotidian domestic details to visionary religious tableaux, while the voice shifts between defiant proclamations, tender supplication, and ironic critique of convention. The poems blend musical lines and vivid color to present a candid, emotionally intense survey of inner life and poetic ambition.
Egli era per lo più timido e muto,
Ma pur talvolta stranamente audace;
Ora seguendo d'un'idea fugace
L'impulso, ed ora a lungo irresoluto.
La fronte di poeta, alta e pensosa,
Le labbra strette e raro il bel sorriso,
Ed i capelli bruni e smorto il viso
E bruna la pupilla luminosa.
Era capace in una volta sola
Di parlar molto senza dir nïente,
E di dir molto senza far parola!
Era distratto, languido, indolente.
— Un giorno darà vita, anima e Dio
Per l'amor suo — se quell'amor son io!