MARIA MIRAGLIA

 

A Wish

 

I dreamed long ago

of seeing your hair turn white

of staying with you

until old

 

The time has now come

your gray hair

your face no longer a child's and

mine marked by wrinkles

and tired eyes

 

And I still feel the same desire

to be by your side

to never leave you alone

to console you in dark moments

and rejoice with you

When the weather is clear

 

I Hate Mirrors

 

I hate mirrors

when they suddenly appear

emerge from hidden corners of shops

even in the back streets of the city

 

they reveal a face

that I don't recognise

that seems  foreign to me

never seen before

with wrinkles

withered skin

and tired eyes

sad

hunched body

on a back that I swear is straight

and I wonder whose image that is

that pretends to be me

 

I put my hands on my face

and tell myself

no

it can't be

I dream

it's a waking nightmare

but as soon as I move away a little

from that reflection

the image follows me

and seems to say

but how

you don't recognize me

we've been walking together for so long

we breathe together

 

MARIA MIRAGLIA

 

MARIA MIRAGLIA: Educationist, poet, translator, peace activist, Maria A. Miraglia was born and lives in Italy. For a long time, an active member of Amnesty International, she herself founder and chairwoman of World Foundation for Peace. Member of Ican, of the International Observatory for Information and Human Rights. Founding member and literary director of the Italian cultural association P. Neruda, honorary member of Nationes Unidas de las Letras, advisory member of the editor board of Galaktika Poetike Autunis, member of the editorial board of Our poetry Archive, member of the editorial advisory board of Sahitya Anand. Presidente de la organization Mundial de los Trovatores, Italy and Deputy President – Coordination, at a child rights global organization, the United World Movement for Children (UWMC). She collaborates for poetry with numerous national and international newspapers and magazines. Her poems have been translated into several foreign languages and are collected in numberless anthologies all over the world.  Dr Maria Miraglia is often a welcome guest of international events for poetry. Beauty and profundity are the most important characteristic of Maria Miraglia’s works and although these elements are found in some of the exceptional works by modern writers, blending them together seems a challenge for many, where Maria is found to be successful applying them into her poems. Author of anthologies in Italian, English or both languages She is recipient of numerous national and international awards and recognition.