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In Umbria

From the June/July 1998 Print Edition

Not that we prepared for it, or at firstnoticed in the papery rustleof the cottonwoods our shutters allowed,or through coffee on the terrace,in the mist of a garden hose trained onlavender and roses, and glistening.Still we are ready-equally in need-of such quietness to be received.And virtually to . . . . Continue Reading »