But who can know who or what
is real? I came to, breathing still,
delicate air; the Dove at the Fountain,
after which this place is named, is still
there; and you too will come to lay
here – in the flesh (if it be your will),
I mean. It’s the sort of place birds love,
and the flowers are as happy as the birds.
14 August 2015
Delicate and beautiful
thank you John. the place described is Fontecolombo, outside Rieti – the monastery of Francis is there, and a cemetery where my family are buried. It’s a beautiful place.