(1925-2020) The other day coming back from Assisi to Civitella, I started thinking how St. Francis filled these hills and these valleys with love. Then I thought that the photographer that works with his camera does it for love too, and the same is for the artist...
(for Denis Brutus) Mist overflowsover close mountains, pales the horizon halfway; the sun strainsyet remains a blurdull on one side of the face; birds split the eyelids of beecheschattering as cricketsin a small open fire; no scent, only silver-dewin the grass; palms...
Civitella Ranieri. It has happened. It will never happen to me again. Sunflowers, solitude, puppies. Powercuts. Food to melt with. Yes, I miss us. It was a strong time and will never leave me. I wrote a novel. I came to new places within. And some people there are...
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