augelletto

Updated: May 23, 2025

Long after she had established herself in her berth, solitary and wakeful, the verses made rhythm with the beat of the car-wheels: "Vago augelletto che cantando vai!" They were already far on their way, flying up the frozen stream of the Hudson, before she was left alone with her thoughts in the noisy quiet of the rushing train. She could not even hope to sleep.

Henry Adams - Esther