ERMANNO SPERA

 

 

No One

 

everything taken to extremes in my life

in search of something that lay within me

a sinuous wave

trapped in a thousand shoe racks

of titmice, of chatter and of tender blackcaps

without words save for mockery

a weary fool

among the turnip leaves

convinced he was a star

my sun obscured by a fatal destiny

I feel my belly burning

as I search for marvellous thoughts

I turn and turn, never letting go

I have clasped wax-sealed hands

amidst circles of chatter and cows’ bellies

slipping out of melancholy

laughter that is laughter

may greed perish

a circle forming a square veil

to create my fairy-tale castle

and there hide fears that shatter

and Muse, that divine power

like Aladdin’s lamp

to stay so close to me

to be a mother

I saw priests’ bells and cassock skirts

at crossroads that looked like a slalom course

resurrected

where the sky warms the moon

my moon

to wrap me in a woodland aura

whenever a thought appears naked

just like a child’s prank

blowing on a bubble of saliva

I colour my memories with letters breathed

from a sincere soul and pearly rhymes

no one

no one, l am

a speck of dust carried by the wind

and born of an extinguished brazier

 

Fate Reigns

 

fate reigns and guides our steps through time

a time in which the soul finds itself sharing love

in whatever form it may takell

for every being has its own path

which, unbeknownst to us, contains neither error nor fault

but simply different journeys

where each creates their own story

for the Universe itself possesses memory

a dog growling at the wind is the wind

 

ERMANNO SPERA

 

ERMANNO SPERA:  Was born in Rome (Italy) on 11 March 1967, where he lives. He is a writer, poet and painter. He has participated in various poetry competitions and his poems have been included in national and international literary anthologies. Philosophical concepts, metaphorical expressions and a great lyrical ability are highlighted in his poems. He knows how to juxtapose with skilful stylistic ability images and landscapes of the soul and strong conceptual intuitions. Ermanno Spera’s poems are a treasure trove of ideas, inventions, hidden adventures where the poetic and artistic spirit of the author is compressed and expressed. In his works, the concept of troubled humanity almost always manifests itself even if the poet tends to hide and mask reality, making it become joyful and peaceful as his soul thirsting for peace and justice desires. Sometimes his poetry becomes hermetic and enigmatic. Many metaphors, visions and how much thought his mind releases which does not rack his brain over memory, but always tries to pave the way for new paths of the spirit. He is author of several published books; poetry collections, fairy and short stories.