JOANNA KALINOWSKA

JOANNA KALINOWSKA

LISTENING TO THE BLUE

I wake up gently and the sun is not up yet

but already the light of dawn announces his coming

with every breath wakes the pure joy of existence,

admiration and gratitude for the magnificence of creation

then I feel the warm rays of the sun caressing my face

I am so attracted to the intense blue of the sky

I feel almost lost in it

day by day I discover the secrets of nature

and I understand that I am his integral part

in my eyes I have the absolute clarity of that day

sea blue and calm, what on the horizon becomes the sky

and the idea of garden green islands

wondrous beauty, lost after his circle

I have the desire to stay here

hear in the silence the voice of the sea

see the waves kissing the shore

and listen to the voice of the wind

and I feel myself infinitely expanded upon,

enclosing stars, galaxies

feeling inside me every animal,

each living being present on my planet

enjoying and suffering with them

in the temple of my body I can hear the voice

She speaks to me with an Infinite Love

the truth that we are Oneness

the One Divine Energy

that pervades the All in all sizes,

at the brightest star

to the insignificant grain of dust on Earth

I'm with you, I'm with them, I‘m water and earth

I'm happy Here and Now

SAMSARA

there is mystery in every single drop of water

when it rains from heaven thousands of drops fall

and one seems to be similar to the second

and each one is a perfect reflection

the surrounding world, a small masterpiece of nature ...

First hung at your eyelashes seemed to be a tear

and then slid on your lips

as if it wanted to say something to you

another settled on your hair

skimming through them giving a brief caress

and then there are others

that have fallen on oak leaves

soaked and have become a part of it

millions of drops have been drinking from the earth

and they have become the grass, flowers, and trees

those that have remained on the ground

kidnapped by the rays of the sun

quickly they fled to the sky

we are as millions of droplets

similar between them and each different

everyone is trying to achieve a different goal

but in the end we all fly up to the sky

trapped in a perpetual cycle of circulation

JOY IN THE MORNING

and yet just open your eyes

the morning greets us similar to others

but the different happiness dissipates in the air

because the joy of life never stops

They absorb every sound,

every note and now I know how the day will be

vibrating sun on the clear sky

I still feel the fragrance of dreams

entangled half white sheets

drowsiness jasmine erotic

now is the time to enjoy the friendly and joyful greetings

immerse yourself in the crystal clear day

get carried away by this wave of thoughts

without putting up a dam

and my heart beats:

I am

I am

I am

in this moment I am

an integral part of the universe

JOANNA KALINOWSKA

JOANNA KALINOWSKA, says about herself, that she was born under a wandering star. She, as a child (a daughter of an officer), often moved from one place to another. These constant changes taught her the openness and the willingness to meet new people and places. She spent many years in Poland. Sixteen years ago she moved to Italy. She has always been writing but she publishes now. Her book “Ascoltando Azzurro –Wsłuchana w błękit” was written so that people who speak different languages can express the same feelings. Three volumes of her poetry were edited and her poems were printed in various anthologies and magazines. She writes and publishes in two languages, both Polish and Italian. She loves these two countries. They are her homelands. She arranged “The Amici Italia-Polonia Association”. Its headquarters there is in Taranto — the city where she lives and works. She is a teacher, but she actually works as a translator and an activist of the Polish community. She is a member of the Warsaw Association of Literature’s Translators. Joanna works for the Italian literary-cultural group “La Vallisa”, too. She also cooperates with magazine of this group. She is the initiator and organizer of many cultural and social events.