Eugenio Montale – Ecco il segno/Behold the sign
Giuseppe de Nittis, Snow effect, 1880 Behold the sign; it flutters on the wall dancing gold bright the silhouette of palm leaves burnt in the dazzle of first light. Footsteps of arrival from the greenhouse, sustained, not felted by the snow: it is still your life, your blood in my veins. Ecco il segno; s’innerva …