Breath of Life
I will cry out one day like a lover in love,
With the same force when Spring comes,
Covering once more trees with newly born leaves,
And bringing life to the huge flourishing fresh fields.
I will cry out one day like a lover in love,
With the same intensity of the sun’s rays,
Rising once again in the morning,
Giving us a new glorious Summer‘s day.
I will cry out one day like a lover in love,
Loving you in a room full of moonlight,
Like dead leaves fluttering on pavements at dawn,
Reminding people that one more Autumn is here.
I will cry out one day like a lover in love,
When in the Winter our bodies in one will be warmed,
After nights of affection, caress…
And endless tender dreams.
At home. London, 29 October 1989
MARIA LUCIA DA COSTA
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