As yet so much to live
 Stefania Chiusoli 

 

As yet so much to live      Those days in the courtroom flew by.  Always on my feet behind the barrier, exhausted but determined to follow his ever changing expressions - the surprise of his smile as he  talked to the lawyer. I shall never forget that smile, that gaze: one of respect, discretion and tenderness. Someone who smiles like that, I thought, must be special. I was certain of it. Nobody could have convinced me otherwise.