Επιμέλεια: Εύα Πετροπούλου Λιανού
Sitting on the stone of time
I let the hours go by
crystallized the moment
not to be guided as a leaf
by the winds
like a dead leaf
but to look beyond
for that
I told the heart to shut up
and turned on the light of the mind
A brushstroke of grey
turned off the bright colours
of day and night
erased from the sky
shades of pink
the nuances of gold and blue
reclined the flower corollas
in the fields
as if united by the same pain
and the cries of the birds
in the skies
weren’t joyful
Puppets the passers-by
moved by invisible hands
bizarre and stiff the grimaces,
painted in bright colours
on their wooden faces
always the same
which created a strange contrast with their legs
in constant motion
in an attempt to touch the ground
under the feet
how sad a sight
I said to myself
while feeling the desire to go back
open my eyes to the sunlight
that so much dazzles
and so much it hides
©®Maria Miraglia
Bio: Dr. Maria A. Miraglia, is an educationist, bilingual poet, translator, essayist, and ministerial lecturer for English language. She sits on the editorial boards of several international publications and peace organizations and is the Literary Director of P. Neruda Cultural Association and the Founder of WFP. With over 20 anthologies published, her poems have been translated into 30 languages and featured in over 100 anthologies and magazines. Her many achievements include receiving multiple international awards and being elected to the European Academy of Science and Arts in Salzburg.
