– In the style of The Microscope & The Roller Coaster – I write words as if you could still read them… as if they could still get to you… Don’t forget my glance, the sound of my voice, the laughs, who we were, who I am, who I was… Make sure that it’s at … More In one go… #16
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) Today slip slowly, slip again. On streets, cars, alleys and mansions; on open umbrellas, dripping street lamps, on people’s heads, and on me. Today fall slowly, fall constantly. Wash away the bad, the emptiness, the freeze, the pain; then clear the head, soul and heart, cancel … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #15
– In the style of The Microscope & The Roller Coaster – And that’s how the shadows fell The sun and stars shut themselves off Everything changed its shape Taking on the form of nothingness. At the dawn of that new day Just a thick fog. May 25, 2021 Original photo by: Tiago Vasconcelos on … More In one go… #15
– In the style of The Microscope & The Roller Coaster – Slowly the fronds wave A new spring wind A slice of moon shines in the sky I observe and hope That your soul can fly Always free and light. May 19, 2021 Original photo by: Jordan Steranka on Unsplash In the style of #TheMicroscope & … More In one go… #14
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) (…) You are… A ray of sunshine that, rare, surprises. The smile, the cure that feeds soul and mind. Doubts, questions, joy, emptiness and pain, truth, certainties, and maternal love. A thought that reason can neither explain, nor say, but the moon, the sky and the … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #14
– In the style of The Microscope & The Roller Coaster – A shiny sword pierced the chest suddenly a brilliant red tinted the snow of the fields. Unexpected, the freeze got to the heart stealing the last breath. A little farther on, among the ruins, the call of a blackbird. April 27, 2021 Original … More In one go… #13
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) You are… A sudden light that fascinates and muddles, that reawakens spirit and common sense, that disturbs them and amazes them. A cloud on the horizon before the storm, a bolt of lightning that blinds, that disappears, and doesn’t stay. Violent thunder before the storm, a … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #13
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) (…) A scream rips the night, breaking the emptiness of the silence. Everything ends. Until the dawn of the next day. [from “Loop #13” – December 12, 2020 – Original photo: Morica Pham on Unsplash] “The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – An extension of The Microscope … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #12
– In the style of The Microscope & The Roller Coaster – Go ahead and trust in that wave that invites you to throw out fears and dive into the sea, with so much force, that you know how to sustain yourself with nothing and in just an instant you then know how to drown … More In one go… #12
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) (…) Why do you ignore me? Asks a shadow from the past. Because you don’t recognize me? A ray of sunshine asks reflecting in a dusty mirror. And yet, we are real and we are here, heart and reason asking together, can’t you maybe see that … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #11
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) It’s cold. It’s freezing. Inside, outside, around. Deep inside. It’s a storm. And snow that crunches with every step. The way can’t be seen. Lights off and dark. And… (…) [from “Loop #12” – December 4, 2020 – Original photo: free on Pixabay] “The Roller Coaster … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #10
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) (…) We have seen mountains and enchanted woods, rivers, lakes, deserts, and uncontaminated seas. (…) We have turned on the stars just to make us dream, and we have held out a hand just to make us get up, again. Whether we want to call it … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #09
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) (…) Reflected lights, lights that deceive. Lights that exalt that which is to be shown. Warm lights, golden lights, real lights, and inexistent lights that when turned on illuminate only apparent truths. Lights that reveal a part of you, only a part of you. Will you … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #08
– In the style of The Microscope & The Roller Coaster – Shining in the middle of an abandoned field red poppies relight the sun, for a few instants, in the wind a song of joy. A faraway summer. April 24, 2021 Original photo by: Corina Ardeleanu on Unsplash In the style of #TheMicroscope & #TheRollerCoaster (Some Call … More In one go… #11
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) (…) Two thin lines dance without stopping, they dance to the rhythm of primordial drums, different theater stages, same Life. [from “Loop #08” – March, 2020 – Original photo: Matt Collamer on Unsplash] “The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – An extension of The Microscope (some call … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #07
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) If you were a flower, would you ever like to be stepped on? If you were a tree, would you ever like to be cut down? And if you were a dragonfly, would you ever like someone to pull off your wings? (…) [from “Loop #07” … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #06
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) I let the messy knot of my thoughts undo in the wind, that every fear, uncertainty, might be carried away by it, kidnapped and dissolved in the graceful dance of newborn grass and of vigorous fronds. I let the tepid embrace of spring’s sun surround me … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #05
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) (…) Only a breath, only a caress. Keep me with you, pretty please. Nothing wrong, my friend, just Love. [from “Loop #03” – Retouched: March 2021. Original text: 2006 – Original photo: Marco Bianchetti on Unsplash] “The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – An extension of The … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #04
An extension of The Microscope (some call it poetry) (…) A night unable to be comprehended, of being grasped, fully understood, stopped in the immensity of a dream. (…) [from “Loop #02” – Retouched: March 2021. Original text: 2006 – Original photo: Henry Chen on Unsplash] “The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – An extension of … More The Roller Coaster – Up’n’Down! – Excerpt #03
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