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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.
Crebbe fra le bestemmie e le percosse
Quella gracile bimba spaventata!
Morì a vent'anni, mite ed innocente,
Quella piccola martire affamata.
Or van per le stellate vie del cielo
I poveri piedini ignudi e stanchi,
E la tremula man coglie beata
— Gigli d'argento! — i fulgidi astri bianchi.
E gli angeli, stupiti e riverenti,
Chinan gli alteri luminosi rai,
Mirando in quel pallido viso stanco
La bocca che non fu baciata mai!