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@ppoli611674629039 · 29 Nov 2020
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The lighthouse

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In the air a subtle smell of juicy bone

I follow the trail drooling and licking myself

but my master just raised his hand

and made an indefinite gesture

I put the bone there.

Now there is no longer even that "you'll see".

A wall, with a heart of mortar,

of refractory stone, numb.

I feel my love contract

like the matter of a black hole.

As long as the light of this summer will want me alive

I will see life from dusk,

but, if I can choose, I want a lighthouse,

a tower in the middle of the sea,

with a small beach.

I will hear the sound of the waves

from my window

the undertow will wash away the pain

it will purify me.

Every grain of sand

every sun-dried crab shell

they will be imbued with my love.

I'll forget the meager harvest of my life

God will come down to touch me

and I won't need anyone anymore.





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Ingrid
Beautiful photo. Well written but it sounds sad... hope you're ok...
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ppoli61
@Ingrid Tips en meer I am ok, thank you, Ingrid. But the photo is not mine, I take all my photos from internet to go with my texts.
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christel_michele
Beautiful and deep. Had to read it a couple of times and I think I still don't get the fullness of it.
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ppoli61
@christel_michele Well, Christel, poetry comes from emotions. These were mine a few years ago. It is essentially a love poem. But now things have changed. The words remain. Just get the sound of it.
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Adriana
Such beauty and grief. Your words cut deep in this one, and they are always precise. These are my favourite verses: "A wall, with a heart of mortar, | of refractory stone, numb. | I feel my love contract | like the matter of a black hole. | As long as the... Show more
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ppoli61
@Adriana I am not a poet. I am essentially a novelist. But sometimes my emotions overflow and I have to stem them someway.
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