GEORGIANA-LAURA GHEORGHE

 

A Leafy Poem

 

One by one, the little stars

Gather around and join hands,

Dressing the pillars of nature

In comfortable clothes,

Regardless of the occasion.

Whether they are green as the forest,

Yellow as the wheat fields in July,

Red as the love we share with our loved ones,

Orange as the flames of the phoenix’s feathers,

Purple to shroud themselves in mystery,

Brown as the bark of a tree,

They maintain their beauty until some decide

To detach themselves from the branches

And create a multicolored carpet on the bare earth.

Changing their shape often,

They offer us shelter from God’s watery wrath

Or sting everyone they consider a threat to their mother.

Year after year they remind us of the circle of life

That each living being is part of.

 

The Wait

 

Somewhere on the seafront,

The tree looks at the feathered gentleman

Dressed in a white suit with pale grey spots

Standing on the cold stone paved road

Not bothered by summer’s hot breath,

Nor by the stares of the passers-by.

Some say he’s the Holy Spirit in disguise

Sent on earth by Father to test us.

Only kind souls know better than to disturb him

From the silent meditation.

Others believe he’s the ghost of a man

That is still waiting for his beloved

To return safely in his arms.

Seeing him standing there all by himself

Makes me wonder „What is he thinking about?”

 

The Flower Of The Water Lily

 

Somewhere from the prison of triviality,

The flower of spirituality escapes,

Happy to bathe herself in the sunlight,

Ready to guide us on the path to kindness.

 

She holds the blessing in her innocent hands,

In the color of the rose, she keeps sadness away.

She blushes when the poet’s lips touch her cheek,

In the yellow aura of joy, she’s waiting for the beginning

 

Of a beautiful friendship and a peaceful life.

In the blue robe, she’s sharing wisdom

To find practical solutions for our daily problems

And feed our soul through prayer.

 

GEORGIANA-LAURA GHEORGHE

 

GEORGIANA-LAURA GHEORGHE - Brăila – România. Born in a country with a wonderful history, customs, traditions and culture, she’s a sensitive soul whom considers writing as a way to express her untold feelings and opinions. She’s a translator, but creative writing is one of the many hobbies she has. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in the English Language and Literature – French Language and Literature – Philology at “Spiru Haret” University of Bucharest, Faculty of Letters – Bucharest (Romania) and a Master’s Degree in Translation and Interpretation at “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galaţi (Romania). She competed in a few national literary projects such as the online poetic show „În Lumea Copilăriei”, Parfumul Clipei, May 2022 and international literary championships such as the “Dantebus” National Poetry Contest, 4th edition, Italy, 2022 etc. She was awarded the „Certificate for Best Entry” for my photography/poem „The Feline” entered in the ILA Magazine’s „ANYTHING SATURDAY”, Category: VISUAL ART/ POEM COMPOSITION, founder Annette Nasser held on July 9th, 2022, awarded on July 24th, 2022; “Mențiune” at the „Exercițiu de Imaginație” contest, judges: Ana Văcărașu, Ioan Avram organized by the Cenaclul Literar Artistic „Simfonia Cuvintelor”, July 17th, 2022 etc. She published poetry in various national and international literary magazines and anthologies, and launched two bilingual poetry books “What is life?” on September 2019 and “The Chest of Life” on 2021. She’s a member of ARTLIT - Asociația Română a Traducătorilor Literari from February 15th, 2022 and of the World Literature Academy that is under the aegis of the Romanian Cultural Centre in London from October 20th, 2020. Other than creative writing, she likes to listen to music mostly classical, instrumental and soundtracks, travel and navigate on the Internet.