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Italy is mine

... 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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veradapozzo8
19 hours ago1 min read

Art is an Eternal Spring - Sing and Shine in Seville, Fantastic Bird!

A quiet walk in my favourite Parisian park, far from Hell and evil people. Unfortunately, it is also far from Seville, where Morrissey will sing tonight. Sing and shine tonight, Fantastic Bird! Art is an Eternal Spring. I hope I will see You again in Europe this year, during my school holidays. Below, some flowers from my havre de paix in Paris. Photos by me. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 16th March 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living..

 
 
 
veradapozzo8
3 days ago1 min read

Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera / Red sky at night, sailor's delight

I prefer the English version of this proverb with "sailor" instead of "shepherd" because shepherds (except the Good One, of course) do not care about sheep just for their own sake, but for milk and meat. Pictures taken by me today, with a bit of my favourite Parisian Park. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 14th March 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #rossodiserabeltemposispera #redskyatnightsailorsdelight #Paris #nature #spring #VeradaPo

 
 
 
veradapozzo8
Mar 91 min read

Flowers from Paris for You, Fantastic Bird

Mother Nature has her Seasons: Each of Them has its Charms And these Flowers are for You, Fantastic Bird, Dearest Friend: You are a Real Artist indeed And Art is an Eternal Spring. To YOU. Sing, Shine and have a great time in Milan tonight, Fantastic Bird! Vera da Pozzo, Paris, 9th March 2026. Poem above and photos below by me. Below: pictures of flowers and trees from my favourite Parisian park, taken by me today. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 9th March 2026 #FlowerfromParisforYouFan

 
 
 
veradapozzo8
Feb 211 min read

Good Things to come

Spring is coming And the Blackbird I saved looks at Me And says: "Hooray! Good Things to come Are on their way". Vera da Pozzo Paris, 21st February 2026 Poem above and photo below by me. Picture taken in my favourite Parisian park. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #GoodThingstocome #nature #spring #blackbird #luckyescape #poetry #Paris #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

 
 
 
veradapozzo8
Apr 19, 20251 min read

Holy Saturday

You gave Me Life You saved My Life You are My Life Now like Then And Forever To You Vera da Pozzo Holy Saturday, 19 April 2025 Sabato...

 
 
 
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