The Distant Frown

Farewell to the Alps

Perché dal castello di Udine, il luglio, avevo veduto le Alpi di Carnia, vetrate, e il lontano corruccio di Monte Nero: bianchi e rotondi dentro il cobalto, cumuli di nuvole incoronavano il grigiore vetrato dell'Alpe, screziata delle sottili sue vene, come ghiaccio, come cristallo (RR I 150)

	       
	       
	       
	       
	       
	       
	       
	       
	       

 

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