BARBARA ANNA GAIARDONI

 

Metamorphosis

 

Quiet folding

in the sunlit haze,

tomb of self,

a chrysalis so tight,

patient waiting through

the endless night.

Then crack and strain,

a pushing from within,

the past falls off.

Final lesson

from a world outgrown.

Dancer in the air,

whispered promise,

beautiful

and rare.

 

Ode

 

None

is the sum

of every lack,

the turning point,

pause between

a life

and death.

 

The sum

of every

lack.

 

BARBARA ANNA GAIARDONI

 

BARBARA ANNA GAIARDONI is an Italian pedagogist and author. During her career has obtained national and international prizes and distinguished awards. Her poems have been published in 265 international magazines and translated into 12 languages. Drawing, swimming in the sea, and walking in nature are her passions. "I can, I must, I want" is her motto.