Essenza

o Notte...


     *                                                                   *                                                            *                                                                                                         *                                                *                          *                                                                        +                                                      *                                                *          *                                                                   *                *                                                                             *           *                                       *                               *                           *                                                            *                                                                            *                      *                                                        +                                                                                                 *                                           * O notte, o dolce tempo, benché neroO notte, o dolce tempo, benché nero,con pace ogn'opra sempr'al fin assalta;ben vede e ben intende chi t'esalta,e chi t'onor' ha l'intelletto intero.Tu mozzi e tronchi ogni stanco pensiero che l'umid'ombra e ogni quiet'appalta,e dall'infima parte alla più altain sogno spesso porti, ov'ire spero.O ombra del morir, per cui si fermaogni miseria a l'alma, al cor nemica, ultimo delli afflitti e buon rimedio;tu rendi sana nostra carn'inferma,rasciughi i pianti e posi ogni fatica,e furi a chi ben vive ogn'ira e tedio.      
     Michelangelo Buonarroti