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... and it owes me a living

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Vera da Pozzo, an Italian expat in Paris.

From the Island of the Sun to the Isle of France.

My pseudonym Vera da Pozzo is a pun alluding to what I care about most : truth and loyalty, depth and insight. In my mother tongue, the syntagma "vera da pozzo" means a puteal, but it could be a female name followed by a family name. Water is indispensable for living, and we need to keep it pure and unpolluted; it is the same for truth.
I write in English because I love this language since my childhood and also because English allows me to have a more detached view on both Italy and France. The title of my personal website and blog is a paraphrasis of the verse "England is mine and it owes me a living", from Morrissey's song "Still Ill", released in The Smiths debut album "The Smiths" on 20th February 1984. As Italy had nothing to offer to young people like me, I decided to throw my arms around Paris, as Oscar Wilde did, and I am still here. Like francophone actor Lino Ventura, I am and I will always be Italian.

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A very friendly Black Dog

[Poem coming soon] Below: a Merry Spaniel - i. e., a lovely, happy and cheerful black English Cocker Spaniel who resembles the One I dreamt about last night. Picture found somewhere on the Web. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 24th April 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living

Aisling Trí Néallaibh: Clouded Reveries

During my school holidays in Paris, I am glad to have had the chance to go to the Irish Cultural Centre tonight and watch Clouded Reveries by Ciara Nic Chormaic: a stunning interview-documentary with and about the poet and essayist Doireann Ní Ghríofa, an interesting figure in the Irish literary world. I would have loved to meet her but there was just the director, a resident artist at the Irish Cultural Centre: Ciara Nic Chormaic is a lovely and friendly lady - as all the Ir

Across Europe

More concerts to enjoy, more Countries and cities to discover, from the North to the South next Summer, plus Paris and Brussels in December. See you in two months, Fantastic Bird! Below, a bit of beauty from the secret garden behind the wall of the Irish Cultural Centre, this evening. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 23rd April 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #AcrossEurope #Morrissey #Tour2026 #Summer2026 #Winter2026 #Norway #Germany #It

Habemus circuitum - New European Tour

My school holidays start with good news... Morrissey in Europe again: many dates this Summer, and three more concerts later in the year: Paris (la Seine musicale) on 3rd December, Netherlands and Belgium at the ending of 2026. It's time to check my agenda. Below, the new European poster and my screenshot of today's post on Morrissey Central. "Hello Hell" was written on the drumkit in 2023. Oh, the irony! Vera da Pozzo Paris, 20th April 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Min

Your Presence is a Present

How do You come to Me Through the Night's Heart Into the Day's Start? What or Who is the Force That silently guides You In my Bed and my Dreams? Your Presence is a Present Your Tenderness is Strong Just like a Silver Shield That protects Me from Evil And keeps Me Safe and Well In the Embrace of your Love To YOU Vera da Pozzo Paris, 18th April 2026 Poem above and photos below by me, of course. The beautiful flowers (Myosotis and Iris) in my favourite Parisian park. (C) Vera da

Anniversary

The Day had not started yet When You woke up in Terror As a Deer who could not escape From the Rush of the Final Hunter A Tiny White Butterfly Dances over the New Grass You sent Her to console Me On this Sad Anniversary To the Unique and Irreplaceable One Vera da Pozzo Paris, 17th April A. D. MMXXVI Poem above and photos below by me, as always. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living

Your Strange Prophecy

Your Last Words The Night before The Eternal One Still haunt Me They made me laugh That night And they make me cry Since then I could not imagine You were about to leave I did never expect What You would tell Me And since that Night, Your Last One on this Sad, Mad, Bad World, Your Words I behold Your Strange Prophecy Was Your Farewell Gift Everything that happened, happens And will Happen since that Night Bears the Sweet Seal of Mystery Put by Your Surprising Last Words To rh

Another Good Day from the start

Watching a Grey Heron in flight I know well that wu wei Is the one and only way And there's no need to fight Because an Insightful Mind Is stronger and faster than The most Malicious Lie Vera da Pozzo 999 Paris, 15th April 2026 Poem above and photo below by me, of course. A wondefully scented red rose in the courtyard of the Irish Cultural Cii8kooentre in Paris. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living

Notre-Dame, seven years later

Article coming as soon as possible. I will write it during my upcoming holidays . Meanwhile, a photo I took on the seventh anniversary of the fire that destroyed the ancient roof and a part of Notre-Dame of Paris. As I had an afternoon off, I came back to Paris earlier and I went to Notre-Dame and then to the Irish Cultural Centre, near the Panthéon. Vera da Pozzo, Paris, 15th April A. D. 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living

Locus amœnus Lutetiæ

Share some green tea with me in the quiet courtyard at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris.

See You again in Italy

Without waiting for the general sale this Friday, I got my tickets for Morrissey's concerts in Cernobbio and Asti on presale at 11 A. M. today. Let's wait and see when the concerts which were announced at first will be scheduled. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 15th April 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living

Italy, again

So, as I guessed, last Saturday, the post Italia on Morrissey Central has been republished this Monday , and we have had another post from Morrissey on the same day, Italy is You and Me , with a fan video by George Rae of You're right, It's Time , the opening track of Morrissey's new album Make-up is a Lie , starring Pier Paolo Pasolini. Below, the stunningly beautiful picture of Morrissey taken during his concert in my Sicily, at Villa Bellini in Catania, on 31st July. I wi

A Good Day from the start

This lovely and very shy cat is not easy to be seen because of the noisy crowd of pupils and students, but this morning (even if I am free from courses on Monday this year) I had to go to school today - I met him or her again: I was so happy because of this unexpected meeting that I felt that it would have been a good day from the start. I zoomed a lot for taking the picture below because I did not want to scare the White Cat by approaching him (or her) too near. This lovely

Back to Italy this Summer

I cannot explain how , but I knew that today I would have found on Morrissey Central some news about the next tour... I was right, and absolutely not disappointed at all. Morrissey will be back to Italy during school holidays, like last year, which makes things much easier. And how I love to see my Country's name always written in Italian on Morrissey's posts. See you in nearby places, Silver Boy! Vera da Pozzo Paris, 11th April 2026 Below: screenshots of the announcement

Home

When I hear You I'm never Lost I feel at Home When You're here Because it's You And every Fear Will disappear When You come And watch Me With your bright And gentle Smile To YOU Vera da Pozzo Paris, 10th April A. D. MMXXVI Poem above and photo below by me. My favourite Tree (and God knows how I love every tree, plant, leaf, flower and blade of grass) in my favourite Parisian park. Illustrated quote from the Talmud found somewhere on the Web. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Min

Releases News

There are not news yet of the new European tour, but we have news about new releases tomorrow and on Morrissey's birthday . About the picture of the post on Central, I am sure that Dave Musheigan took it at the concert in Rome, where Morrissey wore a red shirt, whilst in Lucca he was wearing the same blue-grey flower shirt he wore for the concert at the Gasometer in Vienna. By the way, I am glad I could attend all these three fantastic concerts and I do hope I will able to at

Chimney Sweep's Omen

Coming straight from a Children's Tale The Chimney Sweep is on my Way We even take the same Bus But He gets off before the "Lux" And waits for another Bus to come While I'm heading to the Panthéon. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 8th April 2026 Notes: I like symbols, but I dislike superstitions. Good luck is a state of mind: everything good or bad is inside us and it is up to us to choose which side (i. e., feelings, emotions and thoughts) we want to be on. The Art of Happiness is a lif

Buona Pasqua - Happy Easter - Joyeuses Pâques

I see your Little Messengers: Tiny, Affectionate Dogs And Loving Eurasian Doves Speaking without Words Do You hear my Tender Thoughts? Oh, I know You do, of course : For the Sun is shining bright And Happiness holds me tight Happy Easter to YOU. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in Picardy Easter Day, 5th April A. D. MMXXVI Poem above and photo below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #Pasqua #Easter #Pâques #BuonaPasqua #HappyEaster #J

Good news coming soon

Morrissey will be back in Paris and in other European cities. Oh, I do hope many of these concerts will take place during my holidays...

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