Breath of Life 

It makes me forget the immense longing I feel for the past,
Accept the gift with love,
And the future...
Forget that it's coming.
 

 Joy blooms in my heart,
With the same intensity
With which flowers are born in spring,
And the immense strength of the cold when winter arrives.

 Life, I need to feel
The same joy of birds at dawn,
The same joy of the child discovering life,
And so... to be able to convey to everyone only joy.
 

 Take from me Life,
The constant concern for the people I love.
It makes me trust more in this God who gives us everything,
Even if we don't ask.
 

 It makes me understand, accept...
That my children do not belong to me.
It makes me forget the immense longing I feel for the past,
Accept the gift with love...
 

And the future forgets that it's coming.
 

 

During flight. Rio/London, December 2, 1992
MARIA LUCIA DA COSTA

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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