I, Gertrude

A free-verse poem dedicated to the Nun of Monza, a famous tragic female character in the Italian novel by Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed

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Behind the ear,
with the finger, I enter the curl
and I play with it, more and more
forgetful of doing it.
Sitting at the desk,
suspended in the morning light,
I see the night
not far away.