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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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3 days ago1 min read

Winter Rain in Paris, Summer Sun in Tempe

The Rain falls hard on a humdrum Paris... Sing and Shine and raise the Temperature in Tempe tonight, Silver Boy! To YOU Vera da Pozzo Paris, 10th November 2026 Short message above and photo below by me. Tiny flowers in my beloved Parisian park They always close the park twenty minutes earlier than closing time. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #WinterRaininParisSummerSuninTempe #Paris #winter #rain #Summer #sun #Tempe #Arizona #Mor

 
 
 
veradapozzo8
Aug 291 min read

I'll soon return to Paris

Summer has not finished yet, but holidays are almost over and I'll soon return to Paris... I love every season, but Summer has always meant the season of freedom... [To be continued...] Vera da Pozzo 29th August 2026 Short post - in fieri - by me. Photo below (Notre-Dame de Paris) taken by me almost nine months ago. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #IllsoonreturntoParis #Summer #holidays #SummerHolidays #freedom #Italy #Paris #Notr

 
 
 
veradapozzo8
Jul 301 min read

Nocturnal Fever

Heat outside Fever inside I cannot sleep Into the deep Of the very same bed Where you laid dead Like a morgue, the train Gave me the stupid pain Of a nasty Summer Flu Which sticks me as Glue And now this makes me feel As I had a spoke on my wheel Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 30th July 2026 Poem above and photo below by me. My room at night. I hope this stupid Flu will be over soon. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living

 
 
 
veradapozzo8
Jul 121 min read

The Queen of the Danube is not Dead

Sing and Shine and have fun in Budapest tonight, Fantastic Bird! See You in a week. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 12th July 2026 Above: photo taken by me this morning. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #TheQueenoftheDanubeisnotDead #Budapest #Morrissey #Summer #Tour2026 #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

 
 
 
veradapozzo8
Jul 3, 20241 min read

Seagulls in Paris

The Day was so dull and grey Like a sad September one But July came back with the Sun When - at last - the Evening arrived And the...

 
 
 
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