MARIA MIRAGLIA

MARIA MIRAGLIA

OLD JAR

An old jar I have

enclosed in a silver case

well hidden from prying eyes

There I put all my pains

my losses and my fears

all that of painful and sad

Fate set aside for me

So, I keep high my mood

smile day after day at life

my soul free from

resentments and dislikes

don't make my heart bleed

Light hearted I can

wake up in the morning

glad wait for the rising sun

Because I love life

and want to live it

leaving all miseries behind

have the courage of a lion

the tenderness of a lamb

the lightness of a flying bird

DETACHMENT

Peace, oh no

don't misunderstand

not world peace

but my inner peace

where to find it

how to call it

and have an answer

know if and when

it would be willing to come

and stay

useless to invoke it

make meditation

closed in my room

the light turn off

anxieties are there

stubborn and ruthless

continue to buzz

in the mind

like crickets in summer

and keep me awake

even late at night

and at dawn

they are still there

more alert than ever

they say detachment

is the panacea

but for a true detachment

I should live afar

maybe in a little island

surrounded by the sea

a golden beach as my sofa

the cry of the seagulls

telling it ’s day in the morning

the silent lanterns in a blu sky

inviting to sweet dreams at night

NO ROOM LEFT

Once you open

your heart to your Love

it can no more be offered

to nobody else

because that someone

takes hold of it

from there he

penetrates your mind and soul

master he becomes of your life

your whole being surrounded

by his scent

his breaths are yours

your thoughts full of him

whenever you go

followed you are by his shape

like your own shadow

if you run

it runs after you

if you stop your steps

it stays still there

because he can't be

but with you

and you with him

closed the doors of your heart

by a golden bolt

on it in scarlet letter

an inscription says

no room left for anybody

By Maria Miraglia

Maria Miraglia

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