Mistica d'amore

"Mistica d'amore" is a collection of five religious-inspired works composed by Alda Merini between 2000 and 2007, poetic stories that have as protagonists the fundamental figures of Christian faith. The pages of "Corpo d'amore" investigate the enigma of Jesus and the power of his love for men, "a flame that melted all the glaciers of the universe." Reflections are taken up in the "Poema della croce," at the center of which stands the theater of crucifixion, the terrible place where God's pain and man's converge and pity and hope seem banished forever.

In "Magnificat," a fragile and very human Virgin Mary relives her bewilderment in front of the mystery of the divinity of her son, and in "Cantico dei Vangeli," Peter, John, Judas, Pilate, Mary Magdalene weave an intense dialogue with Jesus, each one with different accents thoughtful, dramatic or intimate. In "Francesco," finally, Saint Francis of Assisi retraces, in a monologue that is at the same time confession and prayer, the fundamental steps of his life, from the renunciation of his father's goods to the wait for death.

The result is a single hymn of mystical love, where poetry and profession of faith intertwine in verses of powerful suggestion and great expressive force.