Breath of Life 

Life is an eternal quest.
For what we can't have,
For what we cannot touch,
Achieve or desire.
 
We live the search for happiness
So desired by many
The search for the loved one...
Often difficult to find.

We live in pursuit of power and having.
Willing through power and having,
Achieving that much-desired happiness,
Just like… finding your loved one.
 
I see in front of me people with eyes fixed on the void,
Eyes immersed in their lost memories.
They stare only at the paths of their thoughts,
The crooked paths of their quests.
 
Life is an eternal quest.
Happy are those who do not live this search,
And confidently wait,
The right moment when Life brings them what they are looking for.


Waiting for the subway. London, 1998
MARIA LUCIA DA COSTA

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SECRET

Breath of Life If my eyes rolled,The tears coming from my suffering heart,I know it would never endWith this immense longing I feel.  If my eyes showed,The pain of longing that I feel,I would reveal to everyoneThe secret of my life.  A secret that only belongs to me,...

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I AM

Breath of Life I want your gigantic hands over my eyes, I want the sleep of peace, I want my rest... Makes me sleep. Don't let me sleep I feel uneasy, be carried away by thoughts Let me get away from you. I want to feel a deep sleep, Who will take me with winged wings...

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LIFE

Breath of LifeLife... you that control people's lives,That take from people happiness, hopes and dreams...The life of my dreams...You can not take.  You gave me my life.I loved you during all my childhood,And until today, I continue being your friendAnd still loving...

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IN MEMORY OF PRINCESS DIANA

Breath of Life Happiness, why could not I find you?I have struggled all my life to find you, And until today...I  do not know where you are.  You have a beautiful name,Tender and caring,As if speaking of love and of giving happinessTo whomever you meet in...

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HAPPINESS

Breath of Life Happiness, why could not I find you?I have struggled all my life to find you, And until today...I  do not know where you are.  You have a beautiful name,Tender and caring,As if speaking of love and of giving happinessTo whomever you meet in...

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MY CHRISTMAS WISH

Breath of Life I have a wish... To live a dream. Sleep without thinking without feeling, That Christmas is coming And one more year has passed away.   To sleep and not remember that I will not see, I will not touch and embrace, My beloved children Which on...

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