Breath of Life 

I wish I could live intensely,
The time lost in the past,
The lifeless past time,
The time lost in life.
 

I wish I could live intensely,
Because time has not given me its time,
Because I didn't feel the time in time,
Simply... because I didn't have time.
 

I wish I could live intensely,
Also love my beloved intensely.
More than I loved him in the past,
Much more than I love him over time.
 

Finally, I would like to be able to live intensely,
Because time gave me its time.
Because I didn't feel the time in time,
Simply... because I didn't have time.
 

 

In the car. London, June 1990
MARIA LUCIA DA COSTA

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...

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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...

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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...

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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 a trip to...

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MY CHRISTMAS ORDER

Breath of Life LIVE A DREAM... Sleep without thinking and wake up without feeling. that Christmas has arrived And another year has passed. Sleeping and not being able to remember, That I won't be able to touch, hug and love, my dear children That that night they will...

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