ODE TO THE LIBRARY

have spent the most fruitful times 

in this library of imt

have had the best personnel in all times 

always in the library of imt 

it was a church full of light 

now it is full of books and delight 

and beautiful and nice personnel that smile 

that adds to the sunshine that flies from the windows inside 

have spent my best years 

more fruitful times 

sadnesses and happiness 

in this library 

yet all was in silence 

as it is in life 

as we say the animals have their colours outside 

humans inside 

always positive always warm 

with the frescoes on the ceiling with the third dimension on 

the best place to be in all Lucca 

that the Lucchesi shall know 

is the library of imt 

and I dedicate this poem 

to the library of imt