"When April with its sweet showers has penetrated to the root the drought of March, permeating every vein of that mood which by virtue of the flowers, when Zephyr also has revived with his sweet flute for each and every forest heath the tender shoots, and the new sun has run half its journey in Aries melodious singing and the birds that sleep all night with open eyes, people are then taken by a desire to make a pilgrimage ... "
'm a fan of winter, of the pastries with steaming cups, glasses that fog up in the kitchen, the long afternoons resting in the blanket, but every year at the beginning of April, I ringing in his head these beautiful verses written by Geoffrey Chaucher in the prologue of the "Canterbury Tales". Today I wanted to share them with you. Even if the seasons have changed, the beauty of spring is still able to convey a feeling of rebirth that makes us a part of nature that surrounds us. Happy Spring everyone!
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