DISTANCE

Breath of Life  Far from the ones we love, Far from who we want, Very close to what we feel, Very close to what we suffered. Everything so close… And at the same time so far away. Everything so impossible Life so unreal. We dream… we dream… And from...

POPPIES AGAINST THE NIGHT SKY

Breath of Life  Poppies against the night sky,Remind me of endless fields of red poppies,Drenched and crimson, with the blood of wounded and dying soldiers, Still dressed in their dirty and ragged battle green uniforms.  Poppies against the night sky,Remind me of...

MY POOR MOTHER

Breath of Life  One day the flames of our lives will be extinguished.Each one of us will die in their own way… in their own moment.This is a very true and cruel realityThat will touch us some day.  Poor Mother, how can I look at you without feeling sad?Like a...

NOT BEING YOU

Breath of Life  Control your feelings, And you will have shadows in your heart. Control your ambitions, And you will be nothing in life. Control your words, And you will silence your ideas. Control your emotions, And you will always keep them inside you. Control your...

A THRILLING EXPERIENCE

Breath of Life  It was so many years ago. An extremely remarkable day, so I will never forget it: “The day I met the Pope John Paul II”. I was still living in Brazil. My husband was coming to London to business meetings, and invited me to come with him on...