La parola da casa, Serena Piccoli

Storm clouds coming through mountain valleys, pristine beaches, the cliffs of the Amalfi Coast, Utah's mesas, fog surrounding me at sail on Lake Michigan, the Swiss countryside, the center of Firenze, pieces by Bronzino and Brancusi, the words of Sappho--I have seen many beautiful things in my life, but nothing has even come close to watching my newborn daughter sleep.