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 terrified soldiers in their loneliness,
Huddled deep inside unclean, muddy and deep trenches,
Sharing their thoughts, suffering and anguish.
Poppies against the night sky,
Remind me of mutilated heroes, on their way to death,
Heroes that spilt their blood for their countries,
Heroes that will be, by some, never forgotten.
But… in the Spring, when dawn breaks,
Those endless fields of beautiful red poppies,
Fill my eyes with their stunning beauty,
Giving food to my thoughts… and peace to my heart.
The death of these heroic soldiers, was not in vain.
MARIA LUCIA DA COSTA
At home. London, 1989
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 these dreams...
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 a trip to...
MY CHRISTMAS ORDER
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