The moon and stars they wept The morning sun was dead The Saviour of the world was fallen His body on the cross His blood poured out for us The weight of every curse upon him One final breath he gave As heaven looked away The son of God was laid in darkness A… Read More Forever

The Pros and Cons of Daylight Saving Time Ever since the very first time Daylight Saving Time   (DST)*  was introduced about 100 years ago, people have disagreed about whether setting the clocks one hour forward in the spring and back again in the fall has the desired effect. In a few countries, DST has… Read More DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (ITALY) : SUNDAY, MARCH 27th (1 hour forward)

How do I love thee ? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love… Read More SONNET 43 – Elizabeth Barret Browning

  If thou must love me, let it be for nought Except for love’s sake only. Do not say, “I love her for her smile—her look—her way Of speaking gently,—for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day”— For these things… Read More SONNET 14 – by Elizabeth Barret Browning

CAPITOLAZIONE Vomitato dal  barcone Nell’acqua profonda Non so  da quante ore E gli altri? Svanite le grida Resta  solo l’implacabile fragore dell’ onda. Solitudine assordante Sfinimento  mortale Un’altra bracciata, una ancora Poi anch’io mi  riposerò Inghiottito dal mare

TERZA ETA’ Col viso segnato E gli occhi colmi d’esperienza Avanzano cauti Mano nella mano Come uno  squarcio di luce Sul plumbeo  nastro della vita

Excerpted from “The Secret World of Sleep: The Surprising Science of the Mind at Rest”, by Penelope A. Lewis.   You are terrified and running along a dark, narrow corridor. Something very evil and scary is chasing you, but you’re not sure why. Your fear is compounded by the fact that your feet won’t do… Read More THE SECRET WORLD OF SLEEP

All people dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind, Wake in the morning to find that it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people, For they dream their dreams with open eyes, And make them come true.

I, I love the colorful clothes she wears And on the way this sunlight plays upon her hair I hear the sound of a gentle word On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air I’m pickin’ up good vibrations She’s giving me the excitations I’m pickin’ up good vibrations (Oom bop bop good… Read More Good Vibrations

Wouldn’t It Be Nice Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older? Then we wouldn’t have to wait so long And wouldn’t it be nice to live together In the kind of world where we belong You know it’s gonna make it that much better When we can say goodnight and stay together Wouldn’t it… Read More Lezione del 15 marzo