In one go… #26

– In the style of The Microscope & The Roller Coaster –

Lost, broken, burned,
Dribbled.

There’s no more time.
Not now, not for us.

But wasn’t it supposed to be relative
Not real, nor objective?

And yet…

Time out.

Jammed gear,
A goner, finished.

On a freezing steel table
I lay down memories and emotions

That slowly die
In that non-time that doesn’t exist.

Glances will get lost
Scrutinizing a lifeless horizon,

Seeking in immensity
That image of you.

(Should you ever return, I ask myself:
Will you even know how to find me?)

December 19, 2021
Salvador Dalí, “The Persistence of Memory” (1931)

Originally written for the contest #belleartinversi (Fine Arts in Verse) launched by an Italian Facebook group dedicated to authors (whom I thank for the initiative), the text is included in the subsequent anthology, “Galleria Poetica – Sentimenti, dipinti e sculture in versi” (Poetic Gallery – Feelings, Paintings, and Sculpture in Verse), published on Amazon, and all of whose proceeds go to charity.

In the style of #TheMicroscope & #TheRollerCoaster
(Some Call It Poetry) – ARE YOU READY?

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The Microscope – Booktrailer [EN]: Click on Play, Audio ON!

English translation: Starleen K. Meyer

“The Microscope. A collection of snapshots immortalized with a pen”
Original Title: “The Microscope. Una raccolta di scatti immortalati con la penna” by Anna “Annina” Lorenzi.
Translated from Italian by: Starleen K. Meyer

An “Original A19” Project.
Copyright ©2020 Anna Lorenzi. All rights reserved.

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Reader “Zero” for “Extra Snapshot”: Max Pezzali

Booktrailer, cover and book design: A19
Copyright ©2020 Anna Lorenzi.
Booktrailer’s music by: Gabriele Nisi

“The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry)”
Original Title: “The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Un’estensione di The Microscope (qualcuno le chiama poesie)”
by Anna “Annina” Lorenzi. Translated from Italian by: Starleen K. Meyer

An “Original A19” Project.
Copyright ©2021 Anna Lorenzi. All rights reserved.

Reader “Zero”: Starleen K. Meyer

Cover and book design: A19
Original cover image by: David Traña
Copyright ©2021 Anna Lorenzi.